English Explanatory Dictionary

eggs in moonshine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fanciful notion; an unrealistic or ludicrous concept.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-eggs in moonshine.wav

Word forms

eggs in moonshine

Etymology

Probably from the name of a dish, referred to in 16th- and 17th-century English cookbooks, made of egg yolks lightly poached in sweetened rosewater. See also moonshine, culinary sense (US). https://web.archive.org/web/20160721010231/http://www.foodsofengland.co.uk/eggsinmoonshine.htm

Synonyms

pie in the sky
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