moon-eyed
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moon-eyed
(mūn'īd')
adj.
adj.
- Having the eyes wide-open, as in infatuation, wonder, or grief: "Didn't she have a hundred moon-eyed ninnies after her in Texas?" (Zane Grey).
- Able to see well at night.
- Moonblind.
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang:
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moon-eyed
adjective
adjective, US
Drunk. (1737 —) .
American Speech Sid gits moon-eyed every Saturday night (1940).
adjective, US
Drunk. (1737 —) .
American Speech Sid gits moon-eyed every Saturday night (1940).
| moon, moolinyan, moolie | |
| moonlight, moonlight flit, moonlighter |
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