Meaning of moonshine in English
(Definition of moonshine from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
moonshine | American Dictionary
Examples of moonshine
moonshine
But the idea that the electorate take on board and accept all that we say in our manifestos is moonshine.
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Many people will be exceedingly angry if what looks like a modest increase in money available turns out to be moonshine.
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I reiterate that it is moonshine to insist that the gamma rays resulting from debris of nuclear tests will cause adverse genetic effects.
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It is absolute moonshine to say it gives fair shares for all.
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Of course, that is all moonshine, because the section says that no other company may seek powers to extend in that area.
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But surely this sort of approach is sheer moonshine.
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The idea that at the end of the day the local authorities and the ratepayers will be better off is moonshine.
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I just cannot see that as being anything except a moonshine world.
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I said that his figures were likely to be moonshine.
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But to suppose that it is going to make a serious attack on maternal mortality is nothing but moonshine.
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Therefore, any talk of a spectacular improvement in the economy is moonshine.
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All this talk about the moral degradation of juveniles by football pool betting is nothing more than moonshine.
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That idea in the organisation of industry is the merest moonshine.
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I think "moonshine" would be an appropriate description.
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The idea that one can have an alternative rail network throughout the country to match the road network is absolute moonshine.
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