Moonbathe

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To expose one's body to moonlight in order to relax, or in the belief that it has restorative effects. (Compare sunbathe.) intransitive

    ""Moonbathing gives my body a nice even bronze coloring," says Cyndi Grenwal, a 17-year-old high school senior. "And I don't have to worry about ultraviolet rays giving me sunburn or skin cancer."

Example

More examples

""Moonbathing gives my body a nice even bronze coloring," says Cyndi Grenwal, a 17-year-old high school senior. "And I don't have to worry about ultraviolet rays giving me sunburn or skin cancer."

Etymology

From moon + bathe, modelled on sunbathe.

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