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by happymellon 158 days ago
> It's similar to how I never associated the word spaz with... I dunno what it is... multiple sclerosis or whatever, apparently that's a very common association in the UK, but I'd never heard of it (the association)

It is a shortening of spastic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scope_(charity)