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Mooning

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of showing one's buttocks.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of moon form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

The usage of "mooning" to refer to the act reflected the use of "moon" as a metaphor for "the buttocks" since 1743. It was popularised from American student slang in the 1960s.

Etymology 2

The usage of "mooning" to refer to the act reflected the use of "moon" as a metaphor for "the buttocks" since 1743. It was popularised from American student slang in the 1960s.

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