Moonshine
noun
Homemade or illegal alcohol.
Her grandfather used to make moonshine in the basement during prohibition.
Often appears as...
- make moonshine
- drink moonshine
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Informal
Colloquial
noun
The light of the moon.
He proposed to her under the bright moonshine.
Often appears as...
- bright moonshine
- moonshine reflection
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Poetic
noun
Something that is unrealistic, fanciful or imaginary.
Your plans to build a castle are just moonshine.
Often appears as...
- nothing but moonshine
- pure moonshine
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Idiomatic
noun
Homemade or illegal alcohol.
Her grandfather used to make moonshine in the basement during prohibition.
Often appears as...
- make moonshine
- drink moonshine
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
The light of the moon.
He proposed to her under the bright moonshine.
Often appears as...
- bright moonshine
- moonshine reflection
Usage tips
Poetic
noun
Something that is unrealistic, fanciful or imaginary.
Your plans to build a castle are just moonshine.
Often appears as...
- nothing but moonshine
- pure moonshine
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Illegal Origins
Historically, moonshine refers to illegal homemade liquor, often with a high alcohol content.
Despite its illegal origins, moonshine has a certain lore in American culture.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Connection
Moonshine is culturally significant, especially in rural areas of the Southern United States.
Country songs that celebrate moonshine reflect its cultural connection.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Though some see it as tradition, moonshine can have negative connotations due to its illegality.
The term 'moonshine' often carried a sense of danger and lawlessness.
Pro Tip 1/3Illegal Origins
Historically, moonshine refers to illegal homemade liquor, often with a high alcohol content.
Despite its illegal origins, moonshine has a certain lore in American culture.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Connection
Moonshine is culturally significant, especially in rural areas of the Southern United States.
Country songs that celebrate moonshine reflect its cultural connection.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Though some see it as tradition, moonshine can have negative connotations due to its illegality.
The term 'moonshine' often carried a sense of danger and lawlessness.
Pro Tip 1/3Illegal Origins
Historically, moonshine refers to illegal homemade liquor, often with a high alcohol content.
Despite its illegal origins, moonshine has a certain lore in American culture.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Connection
Moonshine is culturally significant, especially in rural areas of the Southern United States.
Country songs that celebrate moonshine reflect its cultural connection.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Though some see it as tradition, moonshine can have negative connotations due to its illegality.
The term 'moonshine' often carried a sense of danger and lawlessness.
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Video examples
Holly Morris: Why stay...
pulling water from a well and end it at midnight poised to beat a bucket with a stick and scare off wild boar that might mess with their potatoes, their only company a bit of homemade moonshine vodka. And there's a patina of simple defiance among them.
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Hauling Illegal Liquor PIPE...
is it not easy to see how these young guys did that to haul moonshine you'd need to work late nights sometimes till the sun came above all you'd need a fast car
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Holly Morris: Why stay...
pulling water from a well and end it at midnight poised to beat a bucket with a stick and scare off wild boar that might mess with their potatoes, their only company a bit of homemade moonshine vodka. And there's a patina of simple defiance among them.
Video examples
Hauling Illegal Liquor PIPE...
is it not easy to see how these young guys did that to haul moonshine you'd need to work late nights sometimes till the sun came above all you'd need a fast car
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
William Tecumseh Sherman
American Soldier
I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell.
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Johnny Knoxville
American Actor
You can tell it's good if you light it and a blue flame comes up; that means it's good moonshine and it won't make you go blind.
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AB de Villiers
South African Athlete
I accept that it is not always moonshine and roses, and you can't expect things must always go your way.
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Dominic Grieve
British Politician
We do ourselves as politicians no favours if we are seen to peddle unachievable moonshine.
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H. L. Mencken
American Writer
We are here and it is now. Further than that, all human knowledge is moonshine.
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Big Smo
American Musician
My playground is full of moonshine, mason jars, beer bottles, and bonfires.
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Loretta Lynn
American Musician
Doo never actually made moonshine, but he hauled about an ocean of it.
Quote examples
William Tecumseh Sherman
American Soldier
I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell.
Quote examples
Johnny Knoxville
American Actor
You can tell it's good if you light it and a blue flame comes up; that means it's good moonshine and it won't make you go blind.
Quote examples
AB de Villiers
South African Athlete
I accept that it is not always moonshine and roses, and you can't expect things must always go your way.
Quote examples
Dominic Grieve
British Politician
We do ourselves as politicians no favours if we are seen to peddle unachievable moonshine.
Quote examples
H. L. Mencken
American Writer
We are here and it is now. Further than that, all human knowledge is moonshine.
Quote examples
Big Smo
American Musician
My playground is full of moonshine, mason jars, beer bottles, and bonfires.
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Loretta Lynn
American Musician
Doo never actually made moonshine, but he hauled about an ocean of it.
Example 1 of 7
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