spaz

Definitions

1. An incompetent or physically uncoordinated person; a spazmo.
   derogatory, offensive, slang
2. A hyperactive, erratically behaving person.
   derogatory, offensive, slang
3. A tantrum or fit.
   derogatory, offensive, slang
4. A person with spastic paralysis, spastic cerebral palsy or epilepsy
   derogatory, offensive, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

““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.””

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