spazzer

English

Etymology

From spastic. See -er.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

spazzer (plural spazzers)

1. (UK, slang, offensive) A mentally retarded person.
   • 1991, Terry Johnson, Imagine drowning, page 19:

     None of the staff thought it was much fun, but the spazzers cheered up no end.

   • 2003, mrgoat, “Which is the best console overall”, in uk.games.video.misc (Usenet):

     A PC isn't a console you spazzer gaylord

   • 2008, Patt Scott, Police Surgeon: Lethal Deception, page 5:

     "You accusing my mum of breeding a load of spazzers?"

Related terms

• spack
• spacker
• spaz, spazz