mountain dew

American  

noun

1. illegally distilled corn liquor; moonshine.

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Etymology

Origin of mountain dew

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 13, 2014

Here the moon by night is distilling and vatting mountain dew from which all wild creatures may drink deep without fear of deleterious effects.

From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop

"No rasher will I cook for you    While betther is to spare, sir, But here's a jug of mountain dew,    And there's a rattlin' hare, sir."

From Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor by Masson, Thomas L.

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

From Blue Ridge Country by Caldwell, Erskine

I was just going to ask if you had a little mountain dew.

From The Foolish Virgin by Dixon, Thomas