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moonrunes

moonrunes noun: an incomprehensible writing script, or the language associated with it, usually referring to Japanese, but may also refer to Chinese, Korean and other East Asian writing scripts. Also the plural of moonrune.

Noun

moonrunes pl (plural only)

  1. (Internet, derogatory, humorous, plural, plural-only, sometimes) An incomprehensible writing script, or the language associated with it, usually referring to Japanese, but may also refer to Chinese, Korean and other East Asian writing scripts.
    • Can anyone here read moonrunes?
    • I'm still learning moonrunes.

Also used as

moonrunes is also the plural of moonrune.

Origin of moonrunes

From moon + runes. Apparently coined based from moonspeak, an anime reference (of which see there), ultimately associating East Asian languages with celestial levels of foreignness.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about moonrunes

What does moonrunes mean?
Moonrunes means an incomprehensible writing script, or the language associated with it, usually referring to Japanese, but may also refer to Chinese, Korean and other East Asian writing scripts.
What part of speech is moonrunes?
Moonrunes is a noun.

Words near moonrunes in the dictionary

  1. moonrocks
  2. moonroof
  3. moonroofs
  4. moonrun
  5. moonrune
  6. moonrunes
  7. moonrunner
  8. moonrunners
  9. moonrunning
  10. moonruns
  11. moons

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