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Spastic

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈspastɪk

Definitions

  1. A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy.
  2. A stupid, clumsy person.

Equivalents

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Examples

“‘Oi, Fleming, you spastic. Guess⟳ who I knobbed last⟳ night?’”
“Jed Maxwell: See⟳ you next week then. We'll have⟳ that pint. Alan Partridge: Yep. Jed Maxwell: ...go and see⟳ my brother. Alan Partridge: No way, you big spastic! You're a mentalist!”
“Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky): Show⟳ Link⟳! This is nuts—she can't even dance⟳. Penny Pingleton (Amanda Bynes): Plastic little spastic. Tracy Turnblad: Oh, Link⟳, I can dance⟳ so much better than her. Penny Pingleton: Mhm! Tracy Turnblad: Why don't you notice⟳ me at school?”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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