"spacky" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-spacky.ogg Forms: spackier [comparative], spackiest [superlative]
Etymology: From spack + -y, ultimately from spastic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spack|y}} spack + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} spacky (comparative spackier, superlative spackiest)
  1. (UK, Ireland, slang) clumsy or foolish; mentally or physically inept Tags: Ireland, UK, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-spacky-en-adj-MW41YBid Disambiguation of People: 49 51 Categories (other): British English, Irish English

Noun

Audio: En-au-spacky.ogg Forms: spackies [plural]
Etymology: From spack + -y, ultimately from spastic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spack|y}} spack + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} spacky (plural spackies)
  1. (UK, Ireland, slang) A clumsy, foolish, or mentally deficient person. Tags: Ireland, UK, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-spacky-en-noun-vJB8I3-s Disambiguation of People: 49 51 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66

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