Moonman

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of moonman. alt-of
  2. 2
    Synonym of man in the moon (“face perceived in the moon, or the character imagined for it”).

    "Towser lifts his nose and howls / Toward the moonman, far and dim; / But the moonman only scowls, / For no dog can frighten him."

  3. 3
    An MTV Video Music Award. informal
  4. 4
    Synonym of Lunarian (“inhabitant of the Moon”). dated

    "In this manner did I discourse with the Moonmen while taking my repast; after which they told me, if I had no objection, that they intended taking me to Moontown, to introduce me to their king […]"

  5. 5
    An unofficial parody of the McDonald's mascot Mac Tonight, who is depicted as a white supremacist.

Synonyms

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loonielunarianman in the moon

Example

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"Towser lifts his nose and howls / Toward the moonman, far and dim; / But the moonman only scowls, / For no dog can frighten him."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Moon + man; the MTV sense comes from the statuette given to winners that depicts an astronaut on the Moon.

Etymology 2

From moon + man.

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