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mountain dew

American  

noun

  1. illegally distilled corn liquor; moonshine.


Etymology

Origin of mountain dew

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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What kind of monsters try to feed doritos flavored mountain dew to human beings?

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 13, 2014

You make me think of roses, and cream, and honey, and mountain dew, and everything that’s sweet and wholesome, and takes no thought of the morrow.

From Flaming June by Gilbert, A.

Never once in his explanation did Jorde Foley say moonshine, or shine, or mountain dew.

From Blue Ridge Country by Caldwell, Erskine

Sam felt the need of a drop of mountain dew.

From The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million by Henry, O.

The ice taken from Otsego Lake, from ten to twenty inches thick, according to the severity of the winter, is always pure as mountain dew, and clear as crystal.

From The Story of Cooperstown by Birdsall, Ralph

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