libtard

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Blend of liberal +‎ -tard, equivalent to lib (“liberal”) +‎ -tard.

Noun

libtard (plural libtards)

1. (US, slang, derogatory, politics) A stupid liberal or progressive; a person who presents or advocates liberal views in a stupid or illogical manner.
   • 2009, Noel Hynd, The Prodigy, Damnation Books, published 2009, →ISBN, page 76:

     […] The libtards in Washington closed down the mines and your pa died with eight dollars in his pocket."

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:libtard.

Synonyms

• leftard, lefturd, libturd, moonbat, liberandu (Indian politics)

Antonyms

• conservatard, conservaturd
• rightard, righturd

Translations

liberal (derogatory)

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 左膠 / 左胶 (zo² gaau¹)

• Finnish: lipilaari (fi)
• Italian: pidiota
• Malay: libebal
• Polish: lewak (pl) m
• Portuguese: esquerdopata (pt) m or f
• Russian: либера́ст (ru) m (liberást), либера́стка f (liberástka)
• Spanish: izquierdoso m, giliprogre
• Swedish: vänsterbliven

Etymology 2

From libertarian +‎ -tard, equivalent to lib (“libertarian”) +‎ -tard.

Noun

libtard (plural libtards)

1. (US, slang, derogatory) A stupid libertarian.
   • 2006 December 18, sirblob, “Re: a far right ayn rand propaganda documentary for intellectually challenged fascist creeps to wank away with”, in rec.arts.movies.past-films‎^[1] (Usenet), message-ID <1166355507.050324.207600@16g2000cwy.googlegroups.com>:

     again, libtard randroids would have argued that the only civil rights are property rights and would have seen no problem.

   • 2011 April 27, fergo, “Re: Trump: "I'm the last person? Obama wants to run against"”, in alt.usenet.kooks‎^[2] (Usenet), message-ID <Qv-dndMhuK9fIirQnZ2dnUVZ_vKdnZ2d@westnet.com.au>:

     I guess the libtard is against corporations "Stealing" but sees nothing wrong when it comes to the government. How are these "Rich corporations" Stealing from the people and how is Ron Paul eliminating these regulations?

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:libtard.

Synonyms

• libertard, liberturd

Further reading

• “libtard”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “libtard”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “libtard”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.