moonshine

(-s̸hīn′)

noun

  1. moonlight
  2. foolish or empty talk, notions, plans, etc.; nonsense
  3. Informal
    1. smuggled whiskey
    2. ☆ whiskey unlawfully distilled; often, specif., such whiskey made from corn and not matured in barrels

See moonshine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Moonlight.
  2. Informal Foolish talk or thought; nonsense.
  3. Illegally distilled whiskey. Also called regionally white lightning.
intransitive verb moon·shined, moon·shin·ing, moon·shines
To distill and sell liquor illegally.

Related Forms:

  • moonˈshinˌer noun

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