"spazzer" meaning in All languages combined

See spazzer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-spazzer.ogg [Australia] Forms: spazzers [plural]
Etymology: From spastic. See -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} spazzer (plural spazzers)
  1. (UK, slang, offensive) A mentally retarded person. Tags: UK, offensive, slang Related terms: spack, spacker, spaz, spazz
    Sense id: en-spazzer-en-noun-XciCfC2W Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for spazzer meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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  "etymology_text": "From spastic. See -er.",
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          "ref": "1991, Terry Johnson, Imagine drowning, page 19",
          "text": "None of the staff thought it was much fun, but the spazzers cheered up no end.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, mrgoat, “Which is the best console overall”, in uk.games.video.misc (Usenet)",
          "text": "A PC isn't a console you spazzer gaylord",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Patt Scott, Police Surgeon: Lethal Deception, page 5",
          "text": "You accusing my mum of breeding a load of spazzers?",
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        }
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        "A mentally retarded person."
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        "(UK, slang, offensive) A mentally retarded person."
      ],
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        },
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        }
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    },
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "text": "A PC isn't a console you spazzer gaylord",
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