moonshine

noun

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as in alcohol
illegally produced liquor during Prohibition, moonshine and "bathtub gin" were made secretly

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as in liquor
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk serving all sorts of moonshine at the bar

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as in garbage
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense a book about the so-called good old days that's sentimental moonshine

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“Moonshine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonshine. Accessed 5 Feb. 2023.

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