Actornaut
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A person who is claimed to be an astronaut, in the context of conspiracy theories that claim that some or all travel into outer space is faked. derogatory, humorous
"HJP (“Douglas”) Arnold has expressed the regret that there was only one distant shot of Neil Armstrong near the LM. […] How could Armstrong forget, what about the list of assignments, the mission timeline? Or was he not there? And if he was not there, then was there an actornaut or A N Other astronaut in that pressurised suit?"
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More examples"HJP (“Douglas”) Arnold has expressed the regret that there was only one distant shot of Neil Armstrong near the LM. […] How could Armstrong forget, what about the list of assignments, the mission timeline? Or was he not there? And if he was not there, then was there an actornaut or A N Other astronaut in that pressurised suit?"
Etymology
Blend of actor + astronaut.
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