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Название: Слово "spaz"
Отправлено: Glory от февраля 6, 2010, 23:11
Подскажите, пожалуйста, как переводится слово "spaz"? Не могу найти...
Название: Слово "spaz"
Отправлено: Алексей Гринь от февраля 6, 2010, 23:49
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spaz

spaz (plural spazzes)
(slang, pejorative, offensive) A stupid person.
(slang, pejorative, offensive) A hyperactive person.
(slang, pejorative, offensive) An incompetent person.
(slang, pejorative, offensive) A tantrum, a fit.

In addition to being insulting to the target, the term itself is offensive to some due to associations with disability (especially cerebral palsy in the UK); compare retard, tard.
Offensiveness differs between the UK and the US: it is quite offensive in the UK, while generally mildly offensive or inoffensive in the US.
It is most widely used as a playground term of abuse, both of people with disabilities and children generally. Among adults, particularly in the United States, it can be seen as gentle ribbing or self-deprecation, as in the Tiger Woods quote, but can cause offense, and is recommended against in public

В общем, олигофрен, имбецил итодэ.
Название: Слово "spaz"
Отправлено: Glory от февраля 7, 2010, 00:13
Спасибо огромное! :) :)