spaz

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) A stupid or incompetent person.
 * 2) A hyperactive person.
 * 3) A tantrum, a fit.
 * 4) A person with spastic, spastic  or
 * 1) A tantrum, a fit.
 * 2) A person with spastic, spastic  or

Usage notes
The offensiveness of this term and of spastic differs somewhat between the US and the UK. In the UK, it is highly offensive. The term is more commonly used in the U.S., but is still offensive to some in the disability community. See for more.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * German:
 * Indonesian:
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Russian: ,


 * Dutch:


 * Dutch:

Verb

 * 1)  To have a tantrum or fit.
 * 2)  To malfunction, go on the fritz.

Usage notes
The sense “to malfunction” is the only sense that is not insulting to the object, and is cognate to (compare ), but still may cause offense due to connections with.

Derived terms

 * spaz out

Translations

 * German:, , einen Anfall kriegen