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[–] SovietBeerTruckOperator@hexbear.net 25 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

FYI that word and the ableist word have the same root. "To r*tard" something literally means "to delay or impede the progress of".

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Musicians are familiar with the word in Italian.

Edit: Ah, @Jacobo_Villa_Lobos@hexbear.net beat me to it.

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

hell with a thick enough french accent it just means "delay"

With an Italian accent, composers tell musicians to slow down on sheet music