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noun
An act of secretly leaving premises without paying the rent, supposedly at night by the light of the Moon; hence, any act of escaping at night.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Synonyms: moonlight, night flit
Antonyms: none provided
History
From moonlight + flit.
