"spacker" meaning in English

See spacker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-spacker.ogg [Australia] Forms: spackers [plural]
Etymology: See spack; ultimately from spastic. Head templates: {{en-noun}} spacker (plural spackers)
  1. A person with cerebral palsy. Tags: UK, derogatory, offensive, slang
    Sense id: en-spacker-en-noun-E65Qy8T9 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of British English: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3
  2. A spack; a clumsy or foolish person. Tags: UK, derogatory, offensive, slang
    Sense id: en-spacker-en-noun-KUkG6UwQ

Inflected forms

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