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moony.

Resembling the Moon.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmuni/

  1. Resembling the Moon.

  2. Moonlit.

  3. Absent-minded; easily distracted; daydreaming.

    figuratively

  4. Silly; sentimental; mooning over something.

    figuratively

  5. Sickly or tipsy.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Germanic *mēnô Proto-West Germanic *mānō Old English mōna Middle English mone English moon Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English moony From moon + -y.

noun/ˈmuni/

  1. The act of mooning, flashing the buttocks.

    slang
    She was doing a moony.

  2. A silly person.

    dated
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Germanic *mēnô Proto-West Germanic *mānō Old English mōna Middle English mone English moon Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English moony From moon + -y.

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