space cadet
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the title of the 1948 juvenile science fiction novel Space Cadet, by Robert Heinlein.
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Noun[edit]
space cadet (plural space cadets)
- (originally) A person in training to be a (generally military) astronaut, especially in science fiction.
- (slang, derogatory) One who deals with reality in a way consistent with being under the influence of (or "spaced out on") drugs.
- Synonym: space case
- (slang, derogatory) One who forgets, daydreams, or otherwise is distracted from reality more often than most.