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moonshine

American  
[moon-shahyn] / ˈmunˌʃaɪn /

noun

  1. Informal. smuggled or illicitly distilled liquor, especially corn liquor as illicitly distilled chiefly in rural areas of the southern U.S.

  2. empty or foolish talk, ideas, etc.; nonsense.

  3. the light of the moon; moonlight.

moonshine British  
/ ˈmuːnˌʃaɪn /

noun

  1. another word for moonlight

  2. illegally distilled or smuggled whisky or other spirit

  3. foolish talk or thought

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Etymology

Origin of moonshine

1375–1425; late Middle English: moonlight. See moon, shine 1,

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