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moon
noun- used as a quaint, indefinite measure of time US
- I’ve known the sorry-assed shyster for many a moon. — Gerald Petievich, Shakedown, p. 77, 1988
- a month’s imprisonment UK, 1830
- [T]he Judge, whose breakfast had agreed with him for a change, gave them only eighteen moon apiece. — Charles Raven, Underworld Nights, p. 196, 1956
- I’ve got eighteen moon to do yet[.] — Frank Norman, Bang To Rights, p. 58, 1958
- — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 77, 1996
- a smooth, convex wheel cover US
- — Edith A. Folb, Runnin’ Down Some Lines, p. 247, 1980
- a flat, circular piece of hashish US, 1972
- illegally manufactured alcoholic drink US, 1928
An abbreviation of MOONSHINE- Fellow out in the western part of the state was using it to transport moon. — George V. Higgins, The Friends of Eddie Doyle, p. 11, 1971
- Of course it wasn’t aged much, and when I swallowed the raw moon, it made by eyes blink and reamed my throat out like Red Devil Lye. — Guy Owen, The Flim-Flam Man and the Apprentice Grifter, p. 41, 1972
▶ over the moon
extremely pleased, delighted UK- Wally’s over the moon about it[.] — Ted Lewis, Jack Carter’s Law [britpulp], p. 49, 1974
- Wait till Arthur hears about this–he’ll be over the moon. — Anthony Masters, Minder, p. 5, 1984
- Greg was always over the moon when he discovered a girl who liked GHB. — Colin Butts, Is Harry Still on the Boat?, p. 163, 2003
▶ the moon
the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US
Euphemism.- — Karen Houppert, The Curse, 1999
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