spazz out

English

Alternative forms

spaz out

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Verb

spazz out (third-person singular simple present spazzes out, present participle spazzing out, simple past and past participle spazzed out)

(slang, intransitive) To lose one's physical or emotional control
- 1994, Gerald R. Weeks; Larry Hof, The Marital-Relationship Therapy Casebook: Theory and Application of the Intersystem Model, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 213:
  “If you'd adjust your schedule and not try to do everything for everybody, you wouldn't ‘spazz out',” he told her.
- 1996, Stefan Bechtel; Larry Stains, Sex: A Man's Guide, Rodale, →ISBN, page 463:
  Oh, there are a few control freaks out there who might spazz out: "We are the aggressor and enjoy control," says one employee benefits manager.
- 2003, Marilyn Decker, Family of Tragedy, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 39:
  You say your father is courteous and makes friendly conversation. Well, if you only knew his true feelings, you would spazz out! He was so angry with your letter!
- 2006, Linda Chute Shaw, A Legacy of Faith: A Journey Through ALS, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 61:
  Now before some of you spazz out, be assured my kids know I cry and they wipe the tears away.
- 2010, Jennifer Egan, “Ask Me if I Care”, in A Visit from the Goon Squad:
  Marty comes on for the next number, but he spazzes out and drops his violin.