Originated on imageboard website 4chan; came into wider use on Reddit beginning around 2022 in response to increasing censorship of the words retard and retarded.
2022 November 27, u/UniqueCod69, “Go find the MG2 Discord elsewhere.”, in Reddit[3], r/mapleservers:
Can the mods step up and remove these garbage "pls gib MG2 discord :)" posts? Every other post to this subreddit is literally that, and it's getting kinda regarded.
2022 December 29, u/enoughfuckery, “anon is an electrician”, in Reddit[4], r/4chan:
45k as a certified electrician? Where, rural Africa? I work in Indiana, get paid less than I would at most places, and still make way more than that. OP is regarded.
He makes it hard to be a bull right now. For the first and probably only time, I hope and think maybe he's right 👀. Or I'm regarded and now we will see a huge bear market.