spazn.

/spaz/

Forms: Also spas.

Etymology: Abbreviation of spastic n.

slang.

= spastic n. 2 (see also quot. 1977¹).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > incapable or incompetent person

insufficient1654

ineffective1856

incompetent1866

inefficient1898

nyamps1900

mook1930

screw-up1944

inadequate1962

no-talent1962

spaz1965

cowboy1982

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > confused, muddled person > [noun]

mafflardc1450

juffler15..

dromedary1567

madbrain1570

batie buma1586

addle-head1592

blunderkin1596

nit1598

addle-pate1601

hash1655

blunderbuss1692

blunderhead1692

shaffles1703

fog-pate1732

blunderer1741

puzzle-pate1761

slouch1767

étourdi1768

botch1769

puddle1782

bumble1789

scatter-brain1790

addle-brain1799

puzzle-head1815

shaffler1828

chowderhead1833

muddlehead1833

muddler1833

flounderer1836

duffer1842

muddle-pate1844

plug1848

incompetent1866

schlemiel1868

dinlo1873

drumble-dore1881

hodmandod1881

dub1887

prune1895

foozler1896

bollock1916

messer1926

Pilot Officer (also P.O.) Prune1942

spaz1965

spastic1981

1965 P. Kael I lost it at Movies iii. 259 The term that American teen-agers now use as the opposite of ‘tough’ is ‘spaz’. A spaz is a person who is courteous to teachers, plans for a career..and believes in official values. A spaz is something like what adults still call a square.

1975 M. Amis Dead Babies viii. 47 I know how long, you little spaz.

1977 Amer. Speech 1975 50 67 Spas,..1: Unco-ordinated, clumsy person 2: Person regarded as dull, foolish, or stupid 3: Friend (jocular use) ‘Hey spas, do we have any homework?’

1977 J. Wambaugh Black Marble (1978) viii. 117 The man's a spaz! A total spaz!

1982 Guardian 26 Oct. 8/4 Come onnnnn—bag your face, you geek, you grody totally shanky spaz.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

spazv.

Brit.

/spaz/, U.S.

/spæz/

Forms: 1900s– spas, 1900s– spaz, 1900s– spazz.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: spaz n.

Etymology: < spaz n.

slang (originally U.S.). Often considered offensive.

intransitive. To lose physical or emotional control, usually as the result of an intense emotional experience; to act in a bizarre or uncharacteristic way. Frequently with out. Also in extended use.

ΚΠ

1957 Hammond (Indiana) Times 6 Nov. b2/6 Jewelers, furriers, and furniture dealers go through similar merchandising tortures whenever Wall Street spazzes.

1979 L. K. Truscott Dress Gray xx. 220 The plebes were..spasing around like a bunch of junior high school boys getting dressed after gym class.

1982 Washington Post 22 Dec. b11/6 He just flipped out and started spazzing out, that's how he clawed my chest.

1985 Time 1 Apr. 144/3 Kate displays her slapstick skills... ‘My face’, she says ‘can get very animated and spaz out.’

2004 Vice Feb. 94/4 Remember spazzing out in your bedroom while your friend flipped the light switch on and off really fast?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spaz
释义	spazn. /spaz/ Forms: Also spas. Etymology: Abbreviation of spastic n. slang. = spastic n. 2 (see also quot. 1977¹). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > incapable or incompetent person insufficient1654 ineffective1856 incompetent1866 inefficient1898 nyamps1900 mook1930 screw-up1944 inadequate1962 no-talent1962 spaz1965 cowboy1982 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > confused, muddled person > [noun] mafflardc1450 juffler15.. dromedary1567 madbrain1570 batie buma1586 addle-head1592 blunderkin1596 nit1598 addle-pate1601 hash1655 blunderbuss1692 blunderhead1692 shaffles1703 fog-pate1732 blunderer1741 puzzle-pate1761 slouch1767 étourdi1768 botch1769 puddle1782 bumble1789 scatter-brain1790 addle-brain1799 puzzle-head1815 shaffler1828 chowderhead1833 muddlehead1833 muddler1833 flounderer1836 duffer1842 muddle-pate1844 plug1848 incompetent1866 schlemiel1868 dinlo1873 drumble-dore1881 hodmandod1881 dub1887 prune1895 foozler1896 bollock1916 messer1926 Pilot Officer (also P.O.) Prune1942 spaz1965 spastic1981 1965 P. Kael I lost it at Movies iii. 259 The term that American teen-agers now use as the opposite of ‘tough’ is ‘spaz’. A spaz is a person who is courteous to teachers, plans for a career..and believes in official values. A spaz is something like what adults still call a square. 1975 M. Amis Dead Babies viii. 47 I know how long, you little spaz. 1977 Amer. Speech 1975 50 67 Spas,..1: Unco-ordinated, clumsy person 2: Person regarded as dull, foolish, or stupid 3: Friend (jocular use) ‘Hey spas, do we have any homework?’ 1977 J. Wambaugh Black Marble (1978) viii. 117 The man's a spaz! A total spaz! 1982 Guardian 26 Oct. 8/4 Come onnnnn—bag your face, you geek, you grody totally shanky spaz. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). spazv. Brit. /spaz/, U.S. /spæz/ Forms: 1900s– spas, 1900s– spaz, 1900s– spazz. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: spaz n. Etymology: < spaz n. slang (originally U.S.). Often considered offensive. intransitive. To lose physical or emotional control, usually as the result of an intense emotional experience; to act in a bizarre or uncharacteristic way. Frequently with out. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1957 Hammond (Indiana) Times 6 Nov. b2/6 Jewelers, furriers, and furniture dealers go through similar merchandising tortures whenever Wall Street spazzes. 1979 L. K. Truscott Dress Gray xx. 220 The plebes were..spasing around like a bunch of junior high school boys getting dressed after gym class. 1982 Washington Post 22 Dec. b11/6 He just flipped out and started spazzing out, that's how he clawed my chest. 1985 Time 1 Apr. 144/3 Kate displays her slapstick skills... ‘My face’, she says ‘can get very animated and spaz out.’ 2004 Vice Feb. 94/4 Remember spazzing out in your bedroom while your friend flipped the light switch on and off really fast? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1965v.1957
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