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View synonyms for spaced-out
spaced-out
[ speyst-out ]
adjective
, Informal.
- dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs:
The spaced-out main characters are the primary feature of a stoner comedy.
- dreamily or eerily out of touch with reality or seemingly so; spacey:
He was rushed to the hospital with signs of a concussion, including spaced-out and confused behavior.
spaced out
adjective
- slang.intoxicated through or as if through taking a drug Often shortened tospaced
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spaced-out1
An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; on the pattern of phrasal verbs with out marking completed action, such as tired out; space apparently by association with “outer space” as, metaphorically, a place outside normal consciousness
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Example Sentences
Spaced out, we learned, in order to minimize the risk in a potential air attack on Hanford.
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