to moon
- verb
- /muːn/
- Slang
- If they come in soft, GameStop could actually moon on a good CPI read.
If they come in soft, GameStop could actually moon on a good CPI read.
- If they come in soft, GameStop could actually moon on a good CPI read.
Examples
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Investors hope that the new cryptocurrency will moon after its recent announcement.
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As more people discovered the app, its user base began to moon dramatically.
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The popularity of the meme suddenly mooned when it was featured on social media.
Synonyms
To increase very quickly
Idioms
- Informal
Tell someone you will do something very big although you cannot do it
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A full moon that comes soon after the start of autumn and gives extra light for farmers
- Literature
A shape people imagine on the moon's surface that looks like a face
The moon looks red during a total eclipse when it passes into Earth's shadow because Earth's air filters sunlight
- Specialized
A small tree grown for its pretty, deeply cut leaves that turn bright red in autumn
- Specialized
A smooth rounded sea snail shell with a small top often found on sandy beaches
- UK
A small evergreen bush with soft hairy leaves, yellow summer flowers, and snail-shaped seed pods
- Archaic
Poor sight at night in people and animals often caused by lack of vitamin A
- UK
A plant with tall stems, thin leaves, and clusters of small white or pink flowers
- NSFW
A person who secretly brings goods into or out of a country to avoid paying taxes
- UK
A person who brings goods into or out of a country secretly to avoid paying taxes
- Archaic
A curved part of a fort wall shaped like a half moon for defenders to fire on attackers
A time when the Moon looks like a thin crescent at the start of a new moon cycle
How Fast
- Slang
Surface Forms
Etymology
The slang verb moon, meaning to rise very fast, comes from the image of going to the moon like a rocket — very high — so when a price 'moons' it shoots up quickly.