MOONSHINE

n. strong illegally distilled alcohol (Informal); moonlight, light from the moon; nonsense, empty talk

v. produce alcohol illegally

Moonshine is a common slang term for home-distilled alcohol, especially in places where this production is illegal.The name is often assumed to be derived from the fact that moonshine producers and smugglers would often work at night (i.e. under the light of the moon) to avoid arrest for producing illegal liquor. The 1811 edition of the Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose, defines "moonshine" as follows: "A matter or mouthful of moonshine; a trifle, nothing. The white brandy smuggled on the coasts of Kent and Sussex, and the gin in the north of Yorkshire, are also called moonshine." It has been suggested that the term might derive from smugglers' explaining away their boxes and barrels as "mere moonshine" (that is, nothing).
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Noun
1. the light of the moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the moon was bright enough to read by"
(synonym) moonlight, moon
(hypernym) light, visible light, visible radiation
(part-meronym) moonbeam, moon ray, moon-ray
2. whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
(synonym) bootleg, corn liquor
(hypernym) corn whiskey, corn whisky, corn
Verb
1. distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine
(hypernym) distill, extract, distil
(derivation) bootleg, corn liquor
(classification) chemistry, chemical science

(n.)
The light of the moon.
  

(n.)
Hence, show without substance or reality.
  

(n.)
A preparation of eggs for food.
  

(n.)
A month.
  

(a.)
Moonlight.
  

homemade liquor, hooch, screech Art invited us over to taste his moonshine - homemade wine.