What is a tardi?

Question

Hello from Liverpool, England

I am currently watching 'clueless' and I have heard the word 'tardi' for the first time.

Is this a made up word for the film, or is it something to do with american schools?

I think I need a translation dictionary for this film, it seems to be in a different language1!!!

Gizmo, got that, but how does it relate to the American school system?

Answer 1

Tardi means retarded.

Answer 2

OK Numbnuts. Tardi is an English word that means untidy, slovenly messy etc. As in tardi appearance, tardi arrival, room left in a tardi condition.

Answer 3

To be tardy (not i) is to be late. You would be late for class, lunch etc. Clueless does have some strange dialog, and it has been casual conversation used by teens in some areas of the US but not all. (I have the same trouble when I watch various British shows lol)

Answer 4

Tardy means late.

Answer 5

Its not the plural of Tardis. Do the kids in this film do any time travelling?

Answer 6

To be Tardi, means to be late.

Answer 7

tardy means late

Answer 8

tar·dy /ˈtɑrdi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[tahr-dee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective, -di·er, -di·est. 1. late; behind time; not on time: How tardy were you today?
2. moving or acting slowly; slow; sluggish.
3. delaying through reluctance.


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[Origin: 1475–85; earlier tardive, tardif < OF < VL *tardÄ«vus, equiv. to L tard(us) slow + -Ä«vus -ive]

—Related forms
tar·di·ly, adverb
tar·di·ness, noun

Answer 9

a retarded person