spaz

or spazz

[ spaz ]

noun

1. an awkward or clumsy person.

verb (used without object)

, spazzed, spaz·zing.

1. to move in an awkward or clumsy way (usually followed by out ):

   She spazzed out and we had broken glass all over the floor.

2. to become more angry than a situation warrants (usually followed by out ):

   Mom spazzed out when she smelled cigarette smoke on my clothes.

3. to twitch:

   He was spazzing and muttering to himself, like the old speed freak he is.

Sensitive Note

See spastic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spaz¹

First recorded in 1960–65; shortening and alteration of spastic

Example Sentences

Antispasmodic, an-ti-spaz-mod′ik, adj. opposing spasms or convulsions.

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