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space cadet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
space -cadet
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person in training to be a (generally military) astronaut.

noun

One who deals with reality in a way consistent with being under the influence of (or "spaced out on") drugs.

Derogatory; Slang

noun

One who forgets, daydreams, or otherwise is distracted from reality more often than most.

Derogatory; Slang

Etymology

From the title of the 1948 science fiction novel Space Cadet, by Robert A. Heinlein.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

space cadets (plural)

Phrases

space-cadet keyboard

Synonyms

space case

Questions

What does space cadet mean?
A person in training to be a (generally military) astronaut.
Where does space cadet come from?
From the title of the 1948 science fiction novel Space Cadet, by Robert A. Heinlein.

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