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- [speyst-out or speyst]
- /ˈspeɪst aʊt/
- /speɪst ˈaʊt/
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- [speyst-out or speyst]
- /ˈspeɪst aʊt/
Definitions of spaced-out word
- adjective spaced-out dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs. 1
- adjective spaced-out dreamily or eerily out of touch with reality or seemingly so; spacey. 1
- adjective spaced-out placed at intervals, occurring at intervals 1
- adjective spaced-out stupefied by drugs, as if stupefied by drugs 1
- adjective spaced-out Someone who is spaced-out feels as if nothing around them is real, usually because they have taken drugs or because they are very tired. 0
- adjective spaced-out intoxicated through or as if through taking a drug 0
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Origin of spaced-out
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
1965-70, Americanism; on the pattern of phrasal verbs with out marking perfectivity; space apparently by association with “outer space” as, metaphorically, a place outside normal consciousness
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Parts of speech for Spaced-out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spaced-out 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 61% 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.
Synonyms for spaced-out
adj spaced-out
- blissful — A blissful situation or period of time is one in which you are extremely happy.
- blown away — past participle of blow away.
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- coked — cocaine.
- detached — Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it.
See also
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