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moonman

moonman noun: synonym of man in the moon (“face perceived in the moon, or the character imagined for it”).

Noun (1)

moonman (plural moonmen)

  1. Synonym of man in the moon (“face perceived in the moon, or the character imagined for it”).
    • Towser lifts his nose and howls / Toward the moonman, far and dim; / But the moonman only scowls, / For no dog can frighten him.1916, John Morrison, “Towser and the Moonman”, in Youth's Companion, volume 90, page 279
    • I sat within a cedar grove alone / And watched the moonman walk across the hill1961, George Ross Ridge, Under the Georgia Sun: Poems, Wake-Brook House, retrieved 10 May 2023, page 20
    Synonyms:
    man in the moon
  2. (dated) Synonym of Lunarian (“inhabitant of the Moon”).
    • In this manner did I discourse with the Moonmen while taking my repast; after which they told me, if I had no objection, that they intended taking me to Moontown, to introduce me to their king […]1863, William George Caldcleugh, “Story of Chico Capaac, or the Man in the Moon (the Story of the Moonmen)”, in Eastern Tales, James Challen and Son, retrieved 10 May 2023, page 230
    • On the floor the Moonman's body shivered again.1954, Catherine Lucile Moore, Northwest of Earth, Gnome Press, retrieved 10 May 2023, page 54
    Synonyms:
    Lunarian

Noun (2) capitalized: Moonman

Moonman (plural Moonmen)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of moonman.
  2. (informal) An MTV Video Music Award.
  3. An unofficial parody of the McDonald's mascot Mac Tonight, who is depicted as a white supremacist.

Synonyms of moonman

Forms of moonman

pluralmoonmen
alternative formMoonman
pluralMoonmen

Origin of moonman

From moon + man.

From Moon + man; the MTV sense comes from the statuette given to winners that depicts an astronaut on the Moon.

Questions about moonman

What does moonman mean?
Moonman means synonym of man in the moon (“face perceived in the moon, or the character imagined for it”).
What part of speech is moonman?
Moonman is a noun.
What is the plural of moonman?
The plural of moonman is moonmen.

Words near moonman in the dictionary

  1. moonling
  2. moonlings
  3. moonlit
  4. moonlitten
  5. moonly
  6. moonman
  7. moonmen
  8. moonmilk
  9. moonmoon
  10. moonmoons
  11. moonnaut

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