spacey

or spac·y

[spey-see]

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adjective, spac·i·er, spac·i·est.

spaced-out(def 2).

Origin of spacey

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; space + -ey¹

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Related Words for spacey

beat, bizarre, crazy, dizzy, erratic, flaky, flighty, freakish, nutty, odd, oddball, off-center, offbeat, peculiar, quirky, strange, weird, kooky

Examples from the Web for spacey

Contemporary Examples of spacey

Spacey was performing in the play Clarence Darrow when a mobile phone began ringing in the stalls.
Spacey On London: "I'm Not Just Going To Get On A Plane And F**k Off!"
Tom Sykes
June 5, 2014
Kudos to Spacey for being a good sport, but if we're honest, his moves look more Tampa than Mumbai.
Viral Video of the Day: Kevin Spacey Goes Bollywood
The Daily Beast Video
April 28, 2014
They were watching Seven on television and thought Spacey would be excellent in their little film.
How to Hustle Your Way to the Oscars
Nico Hines
February 15, 2014
Still, Spacey endows Frank with a reptilian intelligence, a cunning that gives him an edge over everyone he encounters.
David Fincher, Beau Willimon & Kate Mara On Netflix’s ‘House of Cards’
Jace Lacob
January 30, 2013
“Kevin [Spacey] and Dana [Brunetti] are kind of my brothers in Hollywood,” Mezrich says.
Sex on a Pile of Moon Rocks
Lizzie Crocker
July 19, 2011

British Dictionary definitions for spacey

spacey

adjective spacier or spaciest

slang vague and dreamy, as if under the influence of drugs

Word Origin for spacey

C20: space + -ey

Spacey

noun

Kevin, original name Kevin Spacey Fowler . born 1959, US actor; films include Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Usual Suspects (1995), American Beauty (1999), which earned him an Academy Award, The Shipping News (2001), and Beyond the Sea (2004); artistic director of Old Vic Theatre Company, London, from 2003

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