spacelegs

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Etymology

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From space +‎ legs, after sea legs.

Noun

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spacelegs pl (plural only)

  1. (science fiction) The ability to work confidently in space, or a zero-gravity environment.
    • 1968, Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey:
      Very cautiously — it was more than a year since he had last been weightless and it would be some time before he regained his spacelegs — he hauled himself hand over hand through the airlock and into the large, circular chamber at the axis of the Space Station.