moonshine

  • 61moonshine — n. strong illegally distilled alcohol (Informal); moonlight, light from the moon; nonsense, empty talk v. produce alcohol illegally …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 62moonshine — noun 1》 foolish talk or ideas. 2》 N. Amer. informal illicitly distilled or smuggled alcohol. Derivatives moonshiner noun …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 63moonshine — n. 1. Moonlight. 2. Nonsense, trash, stuff, twaddle, fudge, flummery, balderdash, pretence, fiction, empty show, fustian, vanity …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 64moonshine — n 1.U.S. Informal. U.S. bootleg, Sl. hootch, smuggled or contraband whiskey, Fr. alcool de contraband; homemade whiskey, corn whiskey. 2. moonlight, Fr. clair de lune. moonbeams, Fr. rayons de lune. 3. nonsense, Sl. hot air, humbug, claptrap,… …

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  • 65moonshine — moon·shine …

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  • 66moonshine — UK [ˈmuːnˌʃaɪn] / US [ˈmunˌʃaɪn] noun [uncountable] informal 1) mainly American a strong alcoholic drink that is produced and sold illegally 2) silly remarks or ideas …

    English dictionary

  • 67moonshine — moon•shine [[t]ˈmunˌʃaɪn[/t]] n. 1) inf Informal. smuggled or illicitly distilled liquor, esp. illicitly distilled corn liquor 2) empty or foolish talk, ideas, etc.; nonsense 3) moonlight • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME mone schyne …

    From formal English to slang

  • 68moonshine — /ˈmunʃaɪn / (say moohnshuyn) noun 1. the light of the moon. 2. empty or foolish talk, ideas, etc.; nonsense. 3. Colloquial smuggled or illicitly distilled liquor. –verb (i) (moonshined, moonshining) 4. to distil liquor illegally. {moon + shine;… …

  • 69moonshine —  Nonsense …

    A concise dictionary of English slang

  • 70moonshine — Intoxicating liquor illicitly produced or smuggled into community for beverage purposes, or spirituous liquor, illegally distilled or manufactured. State v. King, 331 Mo. 268, 53 S.W.2d 252, 254 …

    Black's law dictionary

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