mooncalf Hear it!

mooncalf definition

moon·calf (-kaf′)

noun

  1. an idiot or fool
  2. a person, esp. a youth, who spends time mooning about
  3. Obsolete a monstrosity

Etymology: from the notion of being influenced by the moon: see lunatic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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