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Noun: space cadet
Usage: informal
  1. Someone who seems unable to respond appropriately to reality (as if under the influence of some narcotic drug)
    "His colleagues often joked that he was a space cadet, given his tendency to daydream during important meetings"

Derived forms: space cadets

Type of: simple [archaic], simpleton

Encyclopedia: Space cadet