Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who is considered clumsy or inept.
- intransitive verb To be clumsy or inept.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun slang, pejorative, offensive A
stupid person. - noun slang, pejorative, offensive A
hyperactive person. - noun slang, pejorative, offensive An
incompetent person. - noun slang, pejorative, offensive A
tantrum , afit . - verb slang, pejorative, offensive To have a
tantrum orfit . - verb slang, offensive To
malfunction , goon the fritz .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I'm not sure whose side I'm on in this case ... spaz is saying spaz in the uk like saying bomb on an airplane? theJOker
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Hmm, over here in the UK, a spaz is someone mentally and physically handicapped.
What did you do this weekend? Jessica Hagy 2007
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We had an interesting situation on a message board I use when an American used the term 'spaz', which they subsequently described as a casual term, non-offensive and widely-used in their culture.
On insults, or not DC 2009
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Maybe the thing you most object to about Goebells is that he was a 'spaz'?
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For the reader who asked about American usage of the word "spaz"
What did you do this weekend? Jessica Hagy 2007
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UPDATE: Apology and recognition that "spaz" isn't considered offensive in the United States.
Archive 2006-04-01 Ann Althouse 2006
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After one song, I overheard somebody dismissing them as "some kind of spaz band".
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So if you’ve ever been called a spaz, or a dork, or a geek.
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When an amateur jock - whether he's President of the United States or your friendly UPS driver from the neighborhood - says he played like a "spaz," as we used to say, or physically handicapped, he implies no harm nor foul.
The Moderate Voice 2009
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When an amateur jock - whether he's President of the United States or your friendly UPS driver from the neighborhood - says he played like a "spaz," as we used to say, or physically handicapped, he implies no harm nor foul.
The Moderate Voice 2009
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Six weeks ago I called out American singer, Lizzo, on Twitter for her use of an ableist slur (“spaz”) in a new song.
When Beyoncé dropped the same ableist slur as Lizzo on her new album, my heart sank | Hannah Diviney Hannah Diviney 2022
oroboros commented on the word spaz
Zaps in reverse.
July 22, 2007
cricket commented on the word spaz
Usually anger accompanied by confusion and comic drama directed at friends and/or family as the result of some catastrophic trifle.
March 4, 2008