mountain dew

noun

1. illegally distilled corn liquor; moonshine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mountain dew¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

One clip on Instagram, which has been viewed over 21.5 million times, shows a man ordering "a large Mountain Dew" and the AI voice continually replying "and what will you drink with that?"

From BBC

Skittles, Mountain Dew and Fruit Loops shine a little brighter on supermarket shelves in the U.S. than they do in some other countries.

From Salon

And Mountain Dew—one of the clubhouse leaders in cringe millennial memes—have decided to cash in.

From Slate

Sometimes they don’t have ice cream or they don’t have the strawberries, in which case I’ll get a fountain Mountain Dew to satisfy the sweets.

From Slate

A 2-liter bottle of Mountain Dew.

From Slate