spack

== English == === Etymology === Possibly a contraction of spastic (as a term of abuse). === Pronunciation === === Noun === spack (plural spacks) (UK, slang, derogatory, offensive) A person with cerebral palsy. (UK, slang, derogatory, offensive) An incompetent or physically uncoordinated person. Synonyms: spacko, spaz, spazmo For quotations using this term, see Citations:spack. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== spacko spacka spacker spaz spastic === Anagrams === packs == 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] Rhymes: -ak === Adjective === spack (strong nominative masculine singular spacker, comparative spacker, superlative am spacksten) (regional, Northern Germany, usually of people) thin, scrawny (having an unusually low amount of both muscle and fat) (regional, Northern Germany, of wood) dry, brittle ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Spacken === Further reading === “spack” in Duden online “spack”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)