mooncalf

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Recent Examples of mooncalf Assholes can make great music, as can liars, hypocrites, mooncalves, illiterates, teenagers, and borderline personalities, but right-wingers cannot. Rob Tannenbaum, The Cut, 23 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mooncalf
Noun
  • The Lakers’ No. 1 defense over a 24-game stretch from mid-January through early March was fool’s gold, with Hayes’ play being the most unsustainable part.
    The Athletic NBA Staff, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Presidents fought an undeclared war against Afghanistan for two decades costing $2.3 trillion on a fool’s errand concluding in a defeat by the Taliban.
    Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • That means if someone comes across an injured or orphaned goose or wants to relocate a goose, that person would need a permit to handle it, Nitschke said.
    Morgan Severson, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
  • As hunting dogs, golden retrievers helped retrieve game, such as ducks or geese, from bushes, cliffs and water.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Paired alongside Williams and Dunst’s airheads, Ferrell plays a nincompoop Bob Woodward, but the role doesn’t give him much of a chance to cut loose.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Being a nature nincompoop may have saved him from a grisly fate.
    Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Americans are advised to eat more fruits and vegetables, include a variety of protein sources—seafood, lean meats, poultry, eggs, legumes, soy products, and unsalted nuts/seeds—and opt for protein sources lower in solid fats and calories.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
  • But this time, his front-right tire was slow to come off, seemingly as the wheel gun did not connect with the wheel nut on the first attempt.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025

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“Mooncalf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mooncalf. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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