moonshine
Translation
moonshine, nonsense, moonlight
Examples
They were arrested for making moonshine.
They were arrested for making moonshine.
That's just a lot of moonshine.
That's just a lot of moonshine.
The pale moonshine lit the path.
The pale moonshine lit the path.
Grammar Patterns
((as illegal liquor)) to make moonshine They were caught making moonshine in the woods.
((as nonsense)) a load of moonshine That's a load of moonshine and you know it.
Similar Words
Synonyms: (liquor) hooch, white lightning; (nonsense) rubbish, balderdash; (light) moonlight
Etymology
From 'moon' + 'shine'. Originally meant moonlight. The illegal liquor was so named because it was often made at night, 'by the shine of the moon', to avoid detection.
Memory Tips
Imagine people secretly making alcohol under the 'shine' of the 'moon' to remember the illegal liquor meaning.