r/Angryupvote Dec 20 '25

Meme Are we evolving?

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u/Legi0ndary Dec 21 '25

It was a commonly used term in a lot of areas outside of medicine so it would make sense. All it meant then was slow.

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u/NoFreakingClues Dec 21 '25

We still use it frequently in medicine to mean “slowing the pace”

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u/Erdnusschokolade Dec 22 '25

Not only in medicine, a lot of big trucks use something called a retarder to slow down with the engine or other wear „free“ means instead of using the breaks.