moonshine
noun
moon·shine
ˈmün-ˌshīn 
Examples of moonshine in a Sentence
Everything they said was just a load of moonshine.
during Prohibition, moonshine and “bathtub gin” were made secretly
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Even after Prohibition ended moonshine was still being made in Wilkes County earning it the title of Moonshine Capital of America.
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Greg Engle, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024
After years of working as an FBI agent, Titus knows better than anyone that while his hometown might seem like a land of moonshine, cornbread, and honeysuckle, secrets always fester under the surface.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
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Greg Engle, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024
After years of working as an FBI agent, Titus knows better than anyone that while his hometown might seem like a land of moonshine, cornbread, and honeysuckle, secrets always fester under the surface.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Moonshine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moonshine. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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moonshine
noun
moon·shine
ˈmün-ˌshīn
2
: meaningless talk : nonsense
3
: alcoholic liquor
especially
: illegally produced whiskey made from corn
moonshiner
noun
-ˌshī-nər
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