spaz
verbEtymology From spastic. Compare spasm /ˈspæzəm/.
1
Colloquial, Derogatory, Offensive, Slang To have a tantrum or fit.
2
Derogatory, Offensive, Slang To malfunction, go on the fritz.
spaz
noun/spæz/
Etymology From spastic. Compare spasm /ˈspæzəm/.
1
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):
2
Derogatory, Offensive, Slang A hyperactive, erratically behaving person.
3
Derogatory, Offensive, Slang A tantrum or fit.
4
Derogatory, Offensive, Slang A person with spastic paralysis, spastic cerebral palsy or epilepsy
- Derived terms
- chuck a spaz, spaz attack