How to pronounce moonlight
American English pronunciation
MOON-lyt
- IPA
- /ˈmunˌlaɪt/
- Syllables
- MOON · lyt (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What moonlight means
Most people know moonlight in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
To work a second job on the side
In a sentence: To save money for a car, Mr. Diaz began to moonlight as a pizza driver on weekends.
Where it comes from: The verb was made from the noun moonlight. This sense began in the United States, where such extra work was often done in the evening or at night.
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