Definitions

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  • noun UK slang, pejorative A clumsy, foolish, or mentally deficient person.

Etymologies

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Possibly a contraction of spastic (as a term of abuse).

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Examples

  • The spaceman vanished into an inner room and reappeared in a moment lugging a plastic case called a space pack, or "spack" for short.

    Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet 1952

  • The spaceman vanished into an inner room and reappeared in a moment lugging a plastic case called a space pack, or "spack" for short.

    Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet Blake Savage

  • Then again -- I cooked a turkey, made side dishes, and had to clear off my sewing spack in the interest of eating Thanksgiving dinner at the table rather than in the living room!

    Thursday's things katelnorth 2007

  • Today we took all the really damaging velcro patches off the wall, cleaned the glue off, washed the walls and spack filled any large dints.

    May 30th, 2009 curufea 2009

  • February 13th, 2007 at 5:09 am videora ipod converter does a good job on small to medium files, but seems to spack out on big ones.

    DVD To iPod Video Converter For XP? « open thinking 2007

  • Available for download on the Web at www. cryptonomicon.com/beginning. html; there is a text version at www. spack.org/essays/commandline. html

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004

  • He swung the spack to his shoulder and made his legs go.

    Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet 1952

  • Fighting for balance, he picked up his spack and made his way to the nine enlisted Planeteers.

    Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet 1952

  • Fighting for balance, he picked up his spack and made his way to the nine enlisted Planeteers.

    Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet Blake Savage

  • He swung the spack to his shoulder and made his legs go.

    Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet Blake Savage

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