Moonburn

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A hypothetical burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to moonlight. countable, humorous, uncountable

    "Researchers say the light of the full moon causes the Earth to heat up, ever so slightly. "Moonburn is not a problem," climate expert Robert C. Balling said."

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"Researchers say the light of the full moon causes the Earth to heat up, ever so slightly. "Moonburn is not a problem," climate expert Robert C. Balling said."

Etymology

From moon + burn, by analogy with sunburn.

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