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Transitive vs. Intransitive Meanings of Slang Definition

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There has been some debate in my household whether "moon" in the sense of "baring one's buttocks" can be used only transitively, or whether it can be used both transitively and intransitively. This arose from my sister asking the question, "Have you ever mooned in your whole life?" (intransitive). After which my mother corrected her, saying "Do you mean, have I ever mooned anybody in my whole life?" (transitive).

The entry here currently (2004-10-20) only lists the transitive meaning. Other dictionaries include the intransitive meaning as well as the transitive. Which is right? I must say the intransitive version sounds very strange to my American ears, so I'd be inclined to say it doesn't exist. Also, if the intransitive use in that sense is wrong, it's at least less ambiguous with the other meanings of "moon" that are intransitive. I'd like to hear others' opinions...

Other dictionaries with "moon" defined as both transitive and intransitive in the slang sense:

Encarta's definition dictionary.com's definition

-Dave

— This unsigned comment was added by 65.10.192.248 (talk) at 00:24, 21 October 2004 (UTC).Reply


moon's history

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i heard on a tv discussion that the english word "moon" comes from an area near athens called "moonyhia"."Μουνυχία". they worshiped "Artemis" (Diana) there and had feasts on her. Artemis was the goddess of the moon (checked). could this be right? there are words in Greeks that begin with moon but have different meaning. Arberor from wikipedia — This unsigned comment was added by 213.5.49.227 (talk) at 13:33, 26 March 2005 (UTC).Reply

Here is some info on moonyhia.
Perhaps, the Greek word μήν (moon) could be more relevant than the PIE *mē-² (to measure) --Etymon 12:09, 3 November 2006 (UTC)Reply
Greek μήν comes from the same PIE root as English moon but is not directly in the line of descent between PIE and English. —Stephen 16:48, 3 November 2006 (UTC)Reply

The moon

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For discussion about "the moon", see User_talk:SemperBlotto/2007#The sun and the moon. Best regards Rhanyeia 11:36, 14 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Satellite

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The definition specifically states "natural" satellite. However, the quote used currently calls a satellite a "moon" - which doesn't support any of the definitions provided. Rklawton 19:57, 11 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Rhymes on -uːm

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In what way does moon rhyme with words on -uːm? And how does tune rhyme with them too? // Silmeth @talk 00:12, 15 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

It most certainly doesn't. I've removed that from those pages and from the Rhymes page itself. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 00:21, 15 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

Mistaken capitalization of Moon, with "the", singular only)

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Garner's fourth edition reads

In reference to the planet we live on, earth is usually preceded by the and is not capitalized. The sun and the moon are treated the same way <a full moon occurs when the sun and moon are on opposite sides of the earth>.

Yet, I still do not know whether the delition of the second article in the sun and moon is grammatical --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:30, 19 December 2019 (UTC)Reply