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[moon-shahyn] 
–noun
| 1. | Informal. smuggled or illicitly distilled liquor, esp. 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. |
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| moon·shine (mōōn'shīn') n.
To distill and sell liquor illegally. moon'shin'er n. |
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Moonshine
Moon"shine`\, n. 1. The light of the moon. 2. Hence, show without substance or reality. 3. A month. [R.] --Shak. 4. A preparation of eggs for food. [Obs.]Moonshine
Moon"shine`\, a. Moonlight. [R.] --Clarendon.Moonshine
Moon"shine`\, n. Liquor smuggled or illicitly distilled. [Dial. Eng., & Colloq. or Slang, U. S.]Moonshine
Moon"shine`\, a. 1. Empty; trivial; idle. 2. Designating, or pertaining to, illicit liquor; as, moonshine whisky. [Dial. Eng., & Colloq. or Slang, U. S.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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moonshine
"illicit liquor," 1785; used also since 1468 with a meaning "unreality," probably connected in that sense with notion of "moonshine in water" (cf. moonraker).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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