A term referring to well-off space tourists like Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson. Someone who travelled to space not because of their qualifications, but because of their wealth.
The term is a reference to space terminology for astronauts (spacefarers from US & Europe), cosmonauts (spacefarers from Russia and the former Soviet Union) and taikonauts (spacefarers from China) as well as the term "fortune", meaning wealth.
The term is a reference to space terminology for astronauts (spacefarers from US & Europe), cosmonauts (spacefarers from Russia and the former Soviet Union) and taikonauts (spacefarers from China) as well as the term "fortune", meaning wealth.
Jeff Bezos is not an astronaut, he's a fortunaut.
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Get the Audaces Fortuna Iuvat mug.The act of placing your (male) genitalia on another man's shoulder, usually when he's asleep, and then taking a picture or waking him up, as a prank.
Named after a Star Wars character.
Named after a Star Wars character.
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Get the Bib Fortuna mug.When someone engages in a bad act, but they want the person they fucked over to be grateful. Best known example is the deposition of Donald Trump in the case of E. Jean Carroll where the former president explains that he and other celebrities, or "stars," have been grabbing pussies without permission for millennia.
Josey: Carl, did you just eat the entire bucket of popcorn chicken that I brought for lunch and put in the fridge with my name on it?
Carl (imitating the 45th President of the United States): I did, in fact, eat all of the popcorn chicken unfortunately, or fortunately. *rubs tummy*
Carl (imitating the 45th President of the United States): I did, in fact, eat all of the popcorn chicken unfortunately, or fortunately. *rubs tummy*
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