spaz

or spazz

[ spaz ]

noun

an awkward or clumsy person.

verb (used without object),spazzed, spaz·zing.

to move in an awkward or clumsy way (usually followed by out): She spazzed out and we had broken glass all over the floor.
to become more angry than a situation warrants (usually followed by out): Mom spazzed out when she smelled cigarette smoke on my clothes.

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

Origin of spaz

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

usage note For spaz

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How to use spaz in a sentence

“Heh, spazz dinosaur,” the East Indian woman said, and they all laughed.
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