mooning

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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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mooning (plural moonings)

The act of showing one's buttocks.

Translations

Act of showing one's buttocks

Finnish: pyllistäminen (fi) (with or without clothes), takapuolen näyttäminen (without)
French: mooning (fr) m
Maori: whakapohane
Russian: демонстра́ция (ru) f (demonstrácija) ягодиц (ru) (jagodic)
Spanish: hacer un calvo

Verb