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- [moon-shahyn]
- /ˈmunˌʃaɪn/
- /ˈmuːn.ʃaɪn/
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- [moon-shahyn]
- /ˈmunˌʃaɪn/
Definitions of moonshine word
- noun moonshine Informal. smuggled or illicitly distilled liquor, especially corn liquor as illicitly distilled chiefly in rural areas of the southern U.S. 1
- noun moonshine empty or foolish talk, ideas, etc.; nonsense. 1
- noun moonshine the light of the moon; moonlight. 1
- noun moonshine Illicitly distilled or smuggled liquor. 1
- noun moonshine alcohol produced illegally 1
- noun moonshine foolish talk, fantasy 1
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Origin of moonshine
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English: moonlight. See moon, shine1,
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Parts of speech for Moonshine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
moonshine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
moonshine usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for moonshine
noun moonshine
- bootleg — Bootleg is used to describe something that is made secretly and sold illegally.
- bathtub gin — homemade gin, especially gin made illegally during Prohibition.
- white lightning — moonshine (def 1).
- firewater — alcoholic drink; liquor.
- hooch — Pieter de [pee-ter duh;; Dutch pee-tuh r duh] /ˈpi tər də;; Dutch ˈpi tər də/ (Show IPA), 1629?–88? Dutch painter.
verb moonshine
- interface — a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
- traffic — the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
- smuggle — to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
- bootlegged — made, sold, or transported unlawfully.
- interfacing — a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
Top questions with moonshine
- how to make moonshine?
- why is moonshine illegal?
- what is moonshine?
- how to make apple pie moonshine?
- how to make a moonshine still?
- how to make moonshine at home?
- how do you make moonshine?
- how to make moonshine mash?
- what is moonshine made of?
- what proof is moonshine?
- how to build a moonshine still?
- how to make homemade moonshine?
- how to drink moonshine?
- how to flavor moonshine?
- how to make moonshine still?
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