spaced out

Meanings

• adjective

  Feeling or being in a state of relaxation and detachment, often induced by drugs or alcohol.

  - "After the party, everyone was feeling pretty spaced out."
  - "The effects of the drug left him spaced out for hours."

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Synonyms

daydream , tune out , zone out , dazed , stunned , spread out , thin

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with spaced out
chased , graced , paced , placed , sprayed , veiled

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Variants

List of all variants of spaced out that leads to same result
spaced , spaced-out , space out , spaced out , spaces out , spacing out

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Etymology

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Originated from the 1960s counterculture, possibly from the term 'spaced', meaning 'high on drugs'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'spaced out' was popularized in the 1960s counterculture, and was often used to describe the effects of psychedelic drugs.

2. The term 'spaced out' can also be used metaphorically to describe feeling disconnected or detached from reality.

3. The Beatles' song 'Tomorrow Never Knows' contains the lyric 'Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream', which is often interpreted as a reference to the 'spaced out' state.

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Related Concepts

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1. intoxication: A state of altered consciousness caused by the consumption of drugs or alcohol.

2. psychedelics: A class of hallucinogenic drugs that alter perception, mood, and thought.

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Culture

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In popular culture, 'spaced out' is often associated with the hippie and counterculture movements of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as with the use of psychedelic drugs. It has also been used metaphorically to describe feeling disconnected or detached from reality.

How to Memorize "spaced out"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a balloon filled with helium and floating away, representing the feeling of being spaced out.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the feeling of relaxation and detachment.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym S-P-A-C-E-D: Spaced Out, Pleasantly Aware, Calm, Detached.

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