spaced-out
adjective
dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
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spaced outadjectiveintoxicated through or as if through taking a drug
spaced-out
American
[spayst-aut]
/ ˈspeɪstˈaʊt /
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spaced
adjective
Informal.
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dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
The spaced-out main characters are the primary feature of a stoner comedy.
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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
British
adjective
Etymology
Origin of spaced-out
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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The mostly instrumental “Panorama” swirls banjo, mandolin, strings and horns with droning electronics, landing on a kind of spaced-out Americana.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
And you sense, from Thiên’s spaced-out expression and general disinterest in the discourse, that he’s grown tired of that cacophony, which has effectively numbed him to reality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
The tour is in support of the band's seventh album, The Car, which builds on the lounge-y, spaced-out orchestral vibes of their previous record, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.
From BBC ● May 29, 2023
It’s only two minutes long, but “Amber,” from the second half of the project, runs like a spaced-out symphony.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2022
They did not move in columns across the exposed places, but in open, spaced-out lines, oddly suggestive of the rushes of modern infantry advancing under fire.
From The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
But in “Masquerade,” six cohorts of 60 audience members need to be spaced out evenly as they take in the show in a 30,000-square-foot, five-floor warehouse once occupied by an art supply company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
Truthful and concerning accounts, all of them—but few and far between, spaced out over a span of years to make it seem like these are common rather than exceptional occurrences.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025
My whole body, mind included, felt numb and spaced out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2024
Her first college game came in an eerily quiet setting: no fans, players spaced out on bleachers and some wearing masks to protect against the coronavirus.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
The kids were spaced out along the street, flagging down their neighbors and other pedestrians, explaining their plight.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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