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Moonman

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of moonman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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2

noun

Meaning 2

An MTV Video Music Award.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An unofficial parody of the McDonald's mascot Mac Tonight, who is depicted as a white supremacist.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of man in the moon (“face perceived in the moon, or the character imagined for it”).

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Synonyms: man in the moon

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Synonym of Lunarian (“inhabitant of the Moon”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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Synonyms: Lunarian

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History

Etymology

From Moon + man; the MTV sense comes from the statuette given to winners that depicts an astronaut on the Moon.

From moon + man.