A fork of Rural Dictionary
portmanteau of Z (Za Armii, a Russian pro-war slogan) and retard
Ztards are a group of people who support the war in Ukr- I mean "special military operation", watch pro-Russian news sources like RT, Sputnik etc. without any diversity in their news intake and idolize Vladimir Putin to the point its literal worship.
Ztards can be found under the comment sections of videos and posts related to the war in Ukrai- "special military operation". Under those comment sections they spam "Slava Rosii ZZZZ" or use whataboutisms like "What about Yemen?", "What about Palestine?" etc. without using real arguments, thus justifying the invasion
If you dare disagree with them, they will call you names ranging from "Nazi", "Russophobe", "American bootlicker" and denounce any slightly pro-Ukrainian news source as "western propaganda"
Keep in mind, not all those who disagree with the narrative are ztards, if they back their claims with arguments and do not call you names when you disagree with them, they are fine
Some guy reading the news: "My God, those children dying in Ukraine is horrible!"
Ztard:"Akshually, those aren't children, those are neo-Nazis who are hiding behind children. Russia tries its best to minimize civilian casualties. It would be a different story if it was Yemen. Gosh, you're such a Russophobe!"