moonshine

English

/ˈmuːnʃaɪn/

noun

Definitions

(literally) The light of the moon; moonlight.
(informal) High-proof alcohol (especially whiskey) that is often, but not always, produced illegally.
(colloquial) Nonsense.
(mathematics) A branch of pure mathematics relating the Monster group to an invariant of elliptic functions.
(US) A spiced dish of eggs and fried onions.
(obsolete) A month.

Etymology

Compound from English moon + English shine.

Origin

English

shine

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

ashine English
backshine English
beshine English
candleshine English
coreshine English
dewshine English
earthshine English
exomoon English
eyeshine English
fireshine English
half-moon English
honeymoon English
intershine English
month English
moon English
moon bear English
moon bounce English
moon cricket English
moon rune English
moon-blind English
moon-eyed English
moon-face English
moonball English
moonbase English
moonbat English
moonbath English
moonbathe English
moonbeam English
moonbear English
moonblind English
moonblink English
moonblood English
moonbounce English
moonbow English
moonburn English
mooncake English
mooncalf English
moonchild English
mooncusser English
moondial English
moondust English
mooned English
mooner English
moonery English
moonet English
mooneye English
moonfish English
moonflower English
moonful English
moongate English
moongazing English
moonglade English
moonglow English
moonhood English
moonish English
moonless English
moonlet English
moonlight English
moonlike English
moonling English
moonlit English
moonly English
moonmoon English
moonnaut English
moonphase English
moonpool English
moonport English
moonquake English
moonraker English
moonrat English
moonrise English
moonrock English
moonroof English
moonrunes English
moonsail English
moonsault English
moonscape English
moonscreen English
moonseed English
moonset English
moonshiner English
moonshining English
moonshiny English
moonsickle English
moonspeak English
moonstomp English
moonstone English
moonstricken English
moonstruck English
moontime English
moonwake English
moonward English
moonwashed English
moonwise English
moonwort English
moony English
new moon English
outshine English
overshine English
ringshine English
shine English
shineless English
shiner English
shinest English
shineth English
shiny English
shoeshine English
spitshine English
starshine English
sub-moon English
submoon English
sunshine English
supermoon English
sylvanshine English
through-shine English
waning moon English
waxing moon English
wondershine English
moona Swedish
moscha Swedish
måne Swedish
månsken Swedish
sken Swedish
ムーン Japanese
mone Middle English
shinen Middle English
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mun Sranan Tongo
mun Torres Strait Creole