spaz en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /spæz/
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From spastic. Compare spasm /ˈspæzəm/.
Meanings
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(derogatory, offensive, slang) An incompetent or physically uncoordinated person; a spazmo.
In fact, it was the view of the scientists now in charge […] that the freakier they were, the better; if a mental spaz could go through and come out all right […] then the process was probably safe for the executives, politicians, and fashion models of the world.
1981, Stephen King, The Jaunt:“I was so in control from tee to green, the best I’ve played for years… But as soon as I got on the green I was a spaz.”
2006, Tiger Woods, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- (derogatory, offensive, slang) A hyperactive, erratically behaving person.
- (derogatory, offensive, slang) A tantrum or fit.
- (derogatory, offensive, slang) A person with spastic paralysis, spastic cerebral palsy or epilepsy
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spazz | alternative | lexicographic | |
| spazzes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
retard · tard · spazmo · spack · spacky · spastic
Translations (16)
ja 馬鹿 (stupid person) · ja 阿呆 (stupid person) · id bakero (stupid person) · de Spasti (stupid person) · fi tyhmä (stupid person) · nl spasme (tantrum, fit) · pt deficiente (stupid person) · fr ortho (stupid person) · ru деби́л (stupid person) · fr débile (stupid person) · ja 馬鹿野郎 (stupid person) · fi typerys (stupid person) · ru приду́рок (stupid person) · nl spast (stupid person) · nl spast (incompetent person) · fi tollo (stupid person)