Mooning

Mooning
Moon Moon, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mooned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mooning}.] 1. To expose to the rays of the moon. [1913 Webster]

If they have it to be exceeding white indeed, they seethe it yet once more, after it hath been thus sunned and mooned. --Holland. [1913 Webster]

2. To expose one's naked buttocks to (a person); -- a vulgar sign of contempt or disrespect, sometimes done as a prank. [PJC]


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