have a spaz

have a spaz

offensive slang To become very or unreasonably angry or upset; to have an outburst of rage, frustration, or ill temper. "Spaz" is a shortening of "spastic," a reference to spastic paralysis. My mom's going to have a spaz when she sees what happened to the car! Hey, don't have a spaz—we can fix this mistake.

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have a spaz

Sl. to get angry or hysterical; to have a conniption (fit). (Spaz is short for a spastic attack or fit.) If my dad hears about this, he'll have a spaz. The teacher had a spaz when I came in so late.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

have a spaz

(...spæz)

tv. to get angry or hysterical; to have a conniption (fit). (Teens and collegiate.) If my dad hears about this, he’ll have a spaz.

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