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noun
1.
the light of the moon.
adjective
2.
pertaining to moonlight.
3.
illuminated by moonlight.
4.
occurring by moonlight, or at night.
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verb (used without object)
5.
to work at an additional job after one's regular, full-time employment, as at night.
Origin:
1325–75; 1950–55 for def. 5; Middle English monelight
1325–75; 1950–55 for def. 5; Middle English monelight
Related forms
moon·light·er, noun
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| moonlight (ˈmuːnˌlaɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: moonshine light from the sun received on earth after reflection by the moon |
| 2. | (modifier) illuminated by the moon: a moonlight walk |
| 3. | short for moonlight flit |
| —vb , -lights, -lighting, -lighted | |
| 4. | informal (intr) to work at a secondary job, esp at night, and often illegitimately |
| 'moonlighter | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
moonlight
"hold a second job, especially at night," 1957 (implied in moonlighting), from moonlighter (1954), from the notion of working by the light of the moon. Related: Moonlighting. Earlier the word had been used to mean "commit crimes at night" (1882). The noun meaning "light of the moon" is attested from
EXPAND mid-14c. Moonlit (1830) is first attested in Tennyson.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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