space cadet

space ca·det

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [speys kuh-det]
- /speɪs kəˈdɛt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [speys kuh-det]
- /speɪs kəˈdɛt/

Definitions of space cadet words

noun space cadet a person who appears to be in his or her own world or out of touch with reality. 1
noun space cadet a person who behaves oddly or seems stupefied or remote because of the influence of drugs; druggie. 1
noun space cadet a person who is eccentric or out of touch with reality, as if affected by drugs 0
noun space cadet a person regarded as silly, flighty, irresponsible, etc. 0

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Origin of space cadet

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

1950-55, for sense “spaceman trainee”

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Parts of speech for Space cadet

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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space cadet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for space cadet

adj space cadet

absent-minded — Someone who is absent-minded forgets things or does not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else.
airheaded — Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
inconscient — unconscious.

noun space cadet

burnout — If someone suffers burnout, they exhaust themselves at an early stage in their life or career because they have achieved too much too quickly.
dopehead — a drug addict.
doper — a drug addict.
drug addict — a person who is addicted to a narcotic.
druggie — a habitual user of drugs, especially a narcotic or illicit drug.

adjective space cadet

mooning — the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
woolgathering — indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.

All 12 Synonyms of space cadet