An insult usually meaning spacker, thick, incapable or physically challenged.
Shortened term of
Thalidomide, a German-invented drug which was used in the 1950's and 1960's across Europe to tame the side effects of pregnancy. It caused
birth defects in new borns who's mother had used the drug.
The ban has now been lifted on Thalidomide as it is believed to cure a rare form of
leprosy and is currently being tested for the treatment of HIV/AIDS.