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spaz

[spaz] ,
–noun Slang.
1. a grotesquely awkward person.
2. an eccentric person.
Also, spazz.


Origin:
1960–65; shortening and alter. of spastic
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spaz or spazz   (spāz)   
n.   pl. spazz·es
One who is considered clumsy or inept.
intr.v.   spazzed, spazz·ing, spazz·es
To be clumsy or inept.

[Short for spastic and spasm.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
spaz [spæz]

  1. n.
    a fit or an attack; a strong reaction to a bad or funny situation. : Take it easy! Don't have a spaz.
  2. n.
    a total jerk; someone who overreacts to something. (Not used for a congenitally spastic condition.) : Some spaz is in the other room screaming about a stolen car.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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