mooning
Meanings
noun
- The act of showing one's buttocks.
verb
- present participle and gerund of moon
Pronunciation
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Etymology
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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