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Nastronaut en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈnæstɹəˌnɔt/ (General-American)
• /ˈnæstɹəˌnɒt/ (Canada)
• /ˈnæʃtɹəˌnɔt/ (General-American)
• năsʹtrənôt'
• /ˈnæstɹəˌnɔːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Blend of NASA + astronaut.

Meanings

1. An astronaut currently or formerly employed by NASA.
   • "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?" 2010 August 1, Marilyn Pappano, The Trouble With Josh, Silhouette, →ISBN, page 17:
   • 'But wasn't the first nastronaut called “Garret”?' asked Tycho, 'Like Meena and Ffang, the zookeepers?' 'Yes, that's right,' said Addie, reading from her cape again. 2020 June 3, E E Oakey, Across the Sands of Aurinko, E E Oakey, →ISBN:
   • yankophile, cinephile, globophile, econocrat, indocrat, securocrat, plastinaut, nastronaut, xerocracy, psytocracy, corpocracy 2008, Poznań Studies in Contemporary Linguistics: PSiCL., Volume 44, Issue 3, volume 34, number 3, Adam Mickiewicz University, page 372:
   • "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. 2019 January 10, E E Oakey, From the Depths of Vispa, E E Oakey, →ISBN:

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