mooning

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Scrabble points: 10
Words With Friends: 14
Letters: 7

Definition of mooning

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

The act of showing one's buttocks.

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noun

The act of showing one's buttocks.

verb

(form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of moon

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Etymology

The usage of "mooning" to refer to the act reflected the use of "moon" as a metaphor for "the buttocks" since 1743. It was popularised from American student slang in the 1960s.

Words you can make from mooning

35 playable · top: GNOMON (9 pts)

Best play gnomon 9 points

6-letter words

3 words

MIGNON 9 pts
MOOING 9 pts
GONION 7 pts

5-letter words

3 words

MONGO 8 pts
NOMOI 7 pts
ONION 5 pts

4-letter words

5 words

MONO 6 pts
MOON 6 pts
GOON 5 pts
NONI 4 pts
NOON 4 pts

3-letter words

14 words

MIG 6 pts
MOG 6 pts
MOI 5 pts
MON 5 pts
MOO 5 pts
NIM 5 pts
NOM 5 pts
GIN 4 pts
GOO 4 pts
NOG 4 pts
INN 3 pts
ION 3 pts
NOO 3 pts
ONO 3 pts

2-letter words

9 words

MI 4 pts
MO 4 pts
OM 4 pts
GI 3 pts
GO 3 pts
IN 2 pts
NO 2 pts
OI 2 pts
ON 2 pts

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