spaced out

(also spacey, spacy) slang

Definition

› describes someone who is not completely conscious of what is happening around them, often because of taking drugs or needing to sleep: I hadn't slept for two days and was completely spaced out.Drugs - general wordsSpecific types of drug

(Definition of spaced out adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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