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man in the moon

American  

noun

  1. a fancied semblance of a human face in the disk of the full moon, so perceived because of variations in the moon's topography.

man in the moon British  

noun

  1. the moon when considered to resemble the face of a man

  2. (in folklore and nursery rhyme) a character dwelling in the moon

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Etymology

Origin of man in the moon

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325

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