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Nastronaut

noun
/ˈnæstɹəˌnɔːt/UK/ˈnæstɹəˌnɔt/US/ˈnæstɹəˌnɒt/CA

Etymology

Blend of NASA + astronaut.

  1. derived from ἄστρον — “star”
  2. compounded as nastronaut — “NASA + astronaut”

Definitions

  1. An astronaut currently or formerly employed by NASA.

    • yankophile, cinephile, globophile, econocrat, indocrat, securocrat, plastinaut, nastronaut, xerocracy, psytocracy, corpocracy
    • "Hey Uncle Josh!" With Natalie's help, J.T. scrambled to the ground, then ran over, arms extended. Josh swung him onto his hip. "Look at me! I'm a nastronaut!" "That's pretty cool, J.T. Are you going off in a spaceship?"
    • "Fox was sick, and the nastronaut is staying with us!" "Someone was sick on a nastronaut?!" Tycho went over his news again, at half the speed. Twice.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA