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mooned

American

[moond] / mund /

adjective

ornamented with moons or crescents.
orb- or crescent-shaped.

mooned British

/ muːnd /

adjective

decorated with a moon

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Etymology

Origin of mooned

First recorded in 1540–50; moon + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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Perkins: What’s so great about this is seeing someone who looks like Lakeith being mooned after.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2019

She and Tom Arnold had mooned the crowd at a World Series game to show off their matching tattoos.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2018

Buffy The Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel, were cult classics, the just-home-from-school fantasy shows that made vampires sexy long before R-Patz and Kristen mooned at each other in Twilight.

From The Guardian • Jun. 2, 2013

So far, she seems mild-mannered compared with McQueen, who once mooned the crowd, in lieu of a bow, at the end of his runway show.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2011

Finn talked to squirrels and mooned out the window.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

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