spack

See also: späck

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Audio (General Australian):(file)

Noun

spack (plural spacks)

  1. (UK, slang, derogatory, offensive) A person with cerebral palsy.
  2. (UK, slang, derogatory, offensive) An incompetent or physically uncoordinated person.
    Synonyms: spacko, spaz, spazmo
    You spilt beer on your shirt, you spack!
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:spack.

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German spak (thin, dry, brittle) from spake (brushwood). Or from rare Middle Low German spak (tame, calm) from an unknown source.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃpak/, [ʃpakʰ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak

Adjective

spack (strong nominative masculine singular spacker, comparative spacker, superlative am spacksten)

  1. (regional, Northern Germany, usually of people) thin, scrawny (having an unusually low amount of both muscle and fat)
    • 1912, Gerhart Hauptmann, Gabriel Schillings Flucht[1]:
      Wirklich, du siehst ausgezeichnet aus. Etwas spack natürlich, das macht die Stadt; aber wie du daherkamst, mit Jünglingsschritten, da sahst du wie 'n mittlerer Zwanziger aus.
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  2. (regional, Northern Germany, of wood) dry, brittle

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Further reading

  • spack” in Duden online
  • spack” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache