Definitions

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  • noun humorous A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to moonlight.

Etymologies

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moon +‎ burn, by analogy with sunburn.

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Examples

  • Gustavo, soy puro gabacho (hey, I get moonburn!) pero sabía del sangre moro en españa y l.a. I've even had to explain about this to amigos chapines who didn't know their family names were Arabic.

    unknown title 2009

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