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spacy

spac·ey
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spey-see]
    • /ˈspeɪ si/
    • /spˈeɪsi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spey-see]
    • /ˈspeɪ si/

Definitions of spacy word

  • adjective spacy spaced-out (def 2). 1
  • adjective spacy dazed 1

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Origin of spacy

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1965-70; space + -ey1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Spacy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

spacy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

spacy usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with spacy

  • how old is kevin spacy?

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