Entry Word: moonshine

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 illegally produced liquor <during Prohibition, moonshine and “bathtub gin” were made secretly>

Synonyms bootleg

Related Words alcohol, booze, drink, grog, spirits

2 a fermented or distilled beverage that can make a person drunk <serving all sorts of moonshine at the bar> — see alcohol
3 unintelligible or meaningless talk <a couple of neʼer-do-wells talking nothing but moonshine> — see gibberish