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moonshine
[ moon-shahyn ]
/ ËmunËÊaÉȘn /
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noun
Informal. smuggled or illicitly distilled liquor, especially corn liquor as illicitly distilled chiefly in rural areas of the southern U.S.
empty or foolish talk, ideas, etc.; nonsense.
the light of the moon; moonlight.
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British Dictionary definitions for moonshine
moonshine
/ (ËmuËnËÊaÉȘn) /
noun
another word for moonlight (def. 1)
US and Canadian illegally distilled or smuggled whisky or other spirit
foolish talk or thought
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