motarded-ness
adj.— «On one hand it is refreshing to see such motivation, and remembering my own “motarded-ness” when I was a brand new jarhead, freshmeat to my squadleaders… But on the other hand, it’s painfully disturbing to see someone so blinded by the reality that although we do have the best military around, it is FAR from perfect, and horribly mismanaged, mishandled, misinformed.» —“Navy Medicine—part 2″ by nonlethal Student Doctor Network Forums Oct. 29, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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