moonshine

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In math, Ono is known for his work on a range of topics across number theory, from Ramanujan’s congruences to the umbral moonshine conjecture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The beverage — which, as reported by Ian Douglass at Mel Magazine, borrows its name from a common term for Appalachian moonshine — tends to be culturally derided as lowbrow or gamer fuel.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2023

The letters showed that Navalny asked for an eclectic range of items, including, variously, a bottle of moonshine, a balalaika, a staff, two pouches of cheap tobacco, a kimono and a black belt.

From Reuters • Jun. 2, 2023

After the game Kiffin was asked what else was thrown at him: "Bottles filled with some brown stuff. Probably wasn’t moonshine. I don’t think they’d waste moonshine on me," he said.

From Fox News • Oct. 17, 2021

Our brown hands entwine beneath moonshine, clasping all the love we'll ever need—

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes