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Moonlight and magnolia

Refers to the romanticization of the pre-civil war south. The term alludes to soft lighting and flower scents. It has evolved as a synonym for "euphemism."
Allegedly, the phrase was coined by the writers of "Gone With The Wind" to descibe the scene at Twelve Oaks when the confederates found out that war had been declared. It refers to the men's eagerness to battle and the women's eagerness to 'claim' their confederate soldier before he left.
"You can drop the moonlight and magnolia, Scarlett!

So things have been going well at Tara, have they?"
-Rhett Butler, Gone with the wind

(When Scarlett wore a dress made of green velvet drapes to Atlanta to try and get money from Rhett to pay taxes on her home, Tara, she smiled sweetly and claimed to have eveything she cold hope for and "not a care in the world." Rhett noticed her hands, calloused from picking cotton, and knew she was lying.)
by R. Harstad June 12, 2009
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Moonlight Panda

A code word that simply means throw all my trash out of my car while we're driving; Nonchalantly litter.
While I was driving I realized I had loads of trash in my car so i told my fellow passengers to "moonlight panda" the trash.
by yungpeezy007 January 26, 2011
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Moonlight Ass

When semen is ejected from the butt during anal sex.
Dude 1: Duuuude my girlfriend got moonlight ass when we banged last night it was disgusting!

Dude 2: Disgusting? No! That's totally rad dude!
by Mr. Choad January 30, 2012
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Moonlight Sonata Third Movement

can be also referred to as the best part of the song, absent of all the depression of the first movement and a progression on the second, could also be referred to as the sickest part of the piece
bro i was listening to the moonlight sonata third movement the other day
really bro that shit sucks
nah no it doesn't bitch
by Moonlit Copper June 20, 2020
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Moonlighting

A “will they/won’t they” relationship that leans towards “will they”. Somewhere between dating and not dating with mad tension and chemistry
I don’t know what’s going on between them... they’re just moonlighting
by ejsssssssss August 14, 2021
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African moonlight

John: Hey man what are you doing tonight?
Bill: I'm gonna go smoke some African moonlight.
by <insert clever name here!> February 14, 2013
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Moonlight Shadow

When two beer pong partners don't hit a cup, and have to run around the house naked, making a moonlight shadow.
Pat: "why didn't you hit a cup"
Ross: "I don't know, I guess we have to do a moonlight shadow"
Steve and Kyle: "Hahahahah wow you guys suck at beer pong"
by mcstunna September 15, 2010
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