different between spack vs spazzer

English

Etymology

Possibly a contraction of spastic (as a term of abuse).

Pronunciation

Noun

spack (plural spacks)

1. (Britain slang, derogatory) A clumsy, foolish, or mentally deficient person.

   Synonyms: spacko, spaz

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:spack.

Derived terms

• spack attack

Related terms

• spacko
• spacka
• spacker
• spaz
• spastic

Anagrams

• packs

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German spak (“thin, dry, brittle”) from spake (“brushwood”). Or from rare Middle Low German spak (“tame, calm”) from an unknown source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pak/, [?pak?]
• Rhymes: -ak

Adjective

spack (comparative spacker, superlative am spacksten)

1. (regional, Northern Germany, usually of people) thin, scrawny (having an unusually low amount of both muscle and fat)
2. (regional, Northern Germany, of wood) dry, brittle

Declension

Related terms

• Spacken

Further reading

• “spack” in Duden online

English

Etymology

From spastic. See -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

spazzer (plural spazzers)

1. (Britain, 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 (on newsgroup uk.games.video.misc)

     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