Spaz
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /spæz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spaz is a noun meaning An incompetent or physically uncoordinated person; a spazmo.
Meaning
An incompetent or physically uncoordinated person; a spazmo.
More Meanings
- A hyperactive, erratically behaving person.
- A tantrum or fit.
- A person with spastic paralysis, spastic cerebral palsy or epilepsy
- (colloquial, derogatory, offensive) To have a tantrum or fit.
- (slang) To malfunction, go on the fritz.
Example Sentences
“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.”
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.
Word Forms
- spazzes
- spazz
- spazzing
- spazzed
Synonyms for spaz
Depending on context, synonyms include freak out.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spazmo, spazz, spazzer, spacky, spastic, spanner.
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