What are spaz attacks?

Answer 1

a spaz attack is an over-reaction to something thats been done.
its similar to having a cow. or needing a chill pill.

Answer 2

Spastic is a name given to someone who suffers from spasticity. It is often used as a derogatory term for a sufferer of the disease, especially in the UK. (This was touched upon in Ricky Gervais' live show, Politics )

The word has a quite different connotation in the US, which has led to some controversy and misunderstanding.


[edit] The Connotation in the United Kingdom
A sufferer of spasticity. This usage is generally believed to have been popularized from its use in the name of The Spastics Society, a charity for people with cerebral palsy. As a result of the next listed usage, this usage has become offensive to many.
A politically incorrect term of abuse for an ungainly or physically inept person, as in "You're such a spastic" (also colloquially abbreviated to "spa", "spaz", "spag", "spack", "spacko" and "spacker"), derived from a popular misconception that those with any physical disability resulting in spasticity would necessarily also have a mental or developmental disability. When a "spacker" has a fit, it is often referred to as a "spack attack".
In the mid-1980s, some people with Cerebral Palsy attempted to "reclaim" the term. This is the meaning in the Ian Dury and the Blockheads song: Spasticus Autisticus, and it is also used in the Ben Elton book Gridlock.

The Spastics Society is now named SCOPE, leading to the colloquial use of the expression Scoper or Scopers to be used in place of sense three. A widely held belief is that what is now Scope, was in effect forced to change its name because of the BBC Children's television show Blue Peter. The show in the early eighties featured a "spastic" named Joey Deacon. The term "You Joey" became a popular vulgarism with children at that time, along with "you spaz". Consequently, the terms spastic and all above associates evolved developed derogatory connotations.


[edit] The Connotation in America
On occasion North American TV series or movies, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and Meatballs, will use the term "Spaz" and get a different reaction from British and American audiences.

The difference in understanding of the term was recently highlighted by an incident with the golfer Tiger Woods; after losing the US Masters Tournament in 2006, he said, "I was so in control from tee to green, the best I've played for years... But as soon as I got on the green I was a spaz." This comment went uncommented upon in America where the term does not have the same connotations that it does in the UK. Americans usually associate the term with clumsiness often stemming from overexcitement, excessive energy, or hyperactivity. It is generally considered an inoffensive term. As with Tiger Woods, it is sometimes said of oneself. On learning of the furor over his comments, Woods' representative apologized for causing offense a few days later. Reuters on CNN/SI

Most Americans were surprised when they learned about the controversy. In fact, at least one American dictionary (Merriam Webster's) makes no reference to cerebral palsy in its definition or word origins. It simply defines "spaz" as a shortening of the word "spastic" and "one who is inept."

Answer 3

It is when you go Spastic , they call it a Spaz attack .Out of Controll .

Answer 4

It is a slang term as askmike says, but it comes from spastic which means relating to, or characterized by spasms: a spastic colon; a spastic form of cerebral palsy. So, it is not a very nice term.

Answer 5

ohh do not complication, thats not a foul undertaking! while rabbits leap and spin relatively speedy it means they are very excited, playful and happy. it does seem variety of spazzy, yet its in simple terms an illustration that your rabbit is in a stable temper :)

Answer 6

It also in lab dogs, seizures.