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space cadet

noun

Slang.
  1. a person who appears to be in their own world or out of touch with reality.
  2. a person who behaves oddly or seems stupefied or remote because of the influence of drugs; druggie.


space cadet

noun

  1. slang.
    a person who is eccentric or out of touch with reality, as if affected by drugs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of space cadet1

1950–55, for sense “spaceman traineeâ€
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“There’s no way that Squeaky thought that up for herself,†he told The Times, describing her as a “space cadet.â€

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“Like, my mother is, like, a total space cadet,†Moon says, as the chorus croons “Valley girl†on repeat between lines.

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“Bought a spaceship now I’m a space cadet/Big white mansion is my habitat.â€

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The Times called him a “space cadet†because of his penchant for landing in odd situations — like tumbling into the SeaWorld walrus pit as a child and getting locked inside a zoo after hours.

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A Democratic super PAC on Saturday openly mocked Sen. Marco Rubio over his interest in UFOs, taunting the Florida Republican and dubbing him “a space cadet†and “rocket man.â€

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