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moonscreen

moonscreen noun: a skin cream to be applied at night, for protection against moonlight.

Noun

moonscreen (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) A skin cream to be applied at night, for protection against moonlight.
    • “I've got it — glow-in-the-dark sunscreen! I'll bet you've never seen that before.”
      “Nope,” said Olivia. “Probably because people don't need sunscreen when it's dark.”
      “Glow-in-the-dark moonscreen might work,” Henri suggested.2015, Jessica Young, New & Improved, Capstone, →ISBN, page 20
    • Would you rub some moonscreen on my back, before I get burned?2018, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Origin of moonscreen

From moon + screen, based on sunscreen.

Questions about moonscreen

What does moonscreen mean?
Moonscreen means a skin cream to be applied at night, for protection against moonlight.
What part of speech is moonscreen?
Moonscreen is a noun.

Words near moonscreen in the dictionary

  1. moonsails
  2. moonsault
  3. moonsaults
  4. moonscape
  5. moonscapes
  6. moonscreen
  7. moonseed
  8. moonseeds
  9. moonset
  10. moonsets
  11. moonshee

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