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to spaz

to spaz

10 9.9
To act in a nervous, clumsy, or panicked way
  • verb
  • /spæz/
  • Slur
: [insulto ofensivo por discapacidad motora]
  • So I always know when he is ready to spaz out because I don't see him as much the morning of.
  • going to spaz

And then people like, and they start spazzing out.

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Examples

  • She tends to spaz when she is under too much pressure.

  • Don't need to spaz out.

    Explicit Ills (2008)

  • And we should not have that social guilty feeling to constantly spaz out and answer our phone.

    Meet Kevin

  • When it became too big, I spazzed out and I would quit.

  • You don't want me to spaz out?

    Fright Night (2011)

  • Don't spaz out, man.

    The Living End (1992)

  • I didn't want to have to tell you this 'cause I know you're gonna spaz out, but the last train for Ronkonkoma left an hour ago.

    200 Cigarettes (1999)

  • He was about to spaz out after losing his keys again.

  • Don't spaz over small mistakes; just take a deep breath.

Synonyms

to act like a putz
vsto spaz
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To behave in a silly or clumsy way

involves wild nervousness and a temporary loss of control
to get into a tizz
vsto spaz
  • UK
1 9.6

To become very worried or upset about small things

is a sudden loss of control with panicked clumsy behaviour

Antonyms

to compose
17 4.7

To calm yourself after strong feelings

Phrasal Verbs

to spaz out
  • Slur
4 9.9

To suddenly act very upset or nervous and lose control

How Agitated

to go berserk
  • Informal
32 7.7
to panic
381 2.3
to spaz
  • Slur
10 9.9
to freak out
  • Informal
734 6.8
to fidget
32 3.4

Surface Forms

spaz infinitive
spazzed past
spazzed past participle
spazzing present participle
spazzes third person singular

Etymology

Spaz is a short form of spastic, which comes from spasm, meaning 'a sudden muscle twitch'. So to spaz is to act as if your body or nerves are 'out of control', feeling panicked, clumsy, or very nervous. Because spastic once named a medical condition, this word can be offensive in some places, so use it carefully.