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moonshine

[ moon-shahyn ]

noun

  1. Informal. smuggled or illicitly distilled liquor, especially corn liquor as illicitly distilled chiefly in rural areas of the southern U.S.
  2. empty or foolish talk, ideas, etc.; nonsense.
  3. the light of the moon; moonlight.


moonshine

/ ˈːˌʃɪ /

noun

  1. another word for moonlight
  2. illegally distilled or smuggled whisky or other spirit
  3. foolish talk or thought
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of moonshine1

1375–1425; late Middle English: moonlight. See moon, shine 1,
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Furthermore, most who drank did so occasionally, while hardcore winos would switch to dangerous moonshine.

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The decline in alcohol quality due to rampant bootlegging forced bartenders to mask the harsh flavors of bathtub gin and moonshine.

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Following the shocking reveal that Hetty’s son was responsible for murdering Alberta with a bottle of strychnine-laced moonshine, Pinnock relished the opportunity to play a more romantic side of Alberta this season.

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Luckily, her neighbors stopped her on Wednesday and calmed her by giving her a local moonshine called “Changaa” popular in rural and low-income areas of the capital.

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As she sings in "American Requiem" against reverberating acoustic guitar and piercing vocals, she is the "grandbaby of a moonshine man" in Gadsden, Alabama.

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