space cadet
a person who appears to be in their own world or out of touch with reality.
a person who behaves oddly or seems stupefied or remote because of the influence of drugs; druggie.
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How to use space cadet in a sentence
He knew the pirate would not take defeat at the hands of a space cadet easily.
On the Trail of the Space Pirates | Carey RockwellBut no one had ever remembered a space cadet working on the squad, and particularly for six months!
Sabotage in Space | Carey RockwellMore than once he had shaken his head in wonder at being a space cadet.
Treachery in Outer Space | Carey Rockwell and Louis Glanzman"I'm going to be a space cadet when I get old enough," he gulped breathlessly.
The Space Pioneers | Carey RockwellHe was a young man wearing the royal-blue uniform of a space cadet.
Sabotage in Space | Carey Rockwell
British Dictionary definitions for space cadet
slang a person who is eccentric or out of touch with reality, as if affected by drugs
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