moonshine Definition
moon·shine (-s̸hīn′)
noun
- moonlight
- foolish or empty talk, notions, plans, etc.; nonsense
- Informal
- smuggled whiskey
- ☆ whiskey unlawfully distilled; often, specif., such whiskey made from corn and not matured in barrels
moonshine Synonyms
moonshine
n.
Moonlight
effulgence, radiance, luminosity; see light 3.Whisky distilled illicitly
mountain dew*, swamp root*, donk*, jackass*, mule*, white lightning*, white mule*; see also whiskey.
moonshine Usage Examples
Converse of object
- drink: Perhaps looking in Montgomery Ward's catalog, and drinking moonshine and hot water, since it is cold.
- talk: Anyone who expects a source of power from the transformation of these atoms is talking moonshine.
Adjective modifier
- own: What then of poteen, Ireland's very own moonshine?
- bright: The night was dry and part cloudy with bright moonshine.
Modifies a noun
- operation: Will include free long-ago moonshine operations say thank you.
- record: Moonshine record 's dj with seven individually of tough and made quot.
- whiskey: The deep South with nicotine-stained cotton-picking fingers and moonshine whiskey was evoked in the final rockinâ dueling guitar epic with EWBâs passionate vocal.
Noun used with modifier
long-ago: Will include free long-ago moonshine operations say thank you.

