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gastronaut
(GAS.troh.nawt)
n.
An adventurous eater.
Example Citation:
I had some moments of cold sweat on Boxing Day, as several very serious gastronauts sat in salivatory anticipation while my fonduta resolutely failed to thicken next door.
— Rowley Leigh, "Food & Drink Head for the Hills," The Guardian (London), February 17, 1996
Earliest Citation:
GASTRONAUT
Astronaut Patrick Baudry, the first Frenchman to ride aboard a U.S. spacecraft, was disappointed in NASA's menu for space, so his space meals included crab mousse, rabbit stew and lobster in a cream sauce — prepared in France, canned and shipped to Johnson Space Center. Baudry also tried unsuccessfully to bring wine on the mission.
— Michael Hirsley, "Let's ring out the old year on a dubious note," Chicago Tribune, December 29, 1985
Notes:
This word combines the prefix gastro-, stomach, with the suffix -naut, sailor.
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Categories:
Food and Drink
People

New words. 2013.