Definitions
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- noun uncommon, humorous A land-based
pirate who, on dark nights along dangerouscoasts , would demolish any legitimatelighthouses orbeacons , erect a decoy signal fire in a different, deliberately misleading location, and then, after having induced ashipwreck , subdue any survivors and plunder the wreckage for valuables.
Etymologies
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based on the fact that the strategy would not work on a moonlit night, such that the would-be pirate cussed the moon
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Examples
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mooncusser wrote, I wasn't called to be part of the survey.
Ground Zero center sparks debate on freedoms Doug Feaver 2010
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To which patriot0523 replied, "Yes, Saudi Arabia will be just about right." mooncusser wrote, "I wasn't called to be part of the survey.
bilby commented on the word mooncusser
That's a long, complicated definition.
January 7, 2014
fbharjo commented on the word mooncusser
just becussed!? (justice rains?) or does that fog the tissue?
January 8, 2014
erinmckean commented on the word mooncusser
""Mooncusser" is the name that Cape Codders gave years ago to people who used to lure storm-tossed ships onto the reefs with a light on the shore." Mystery of the Mooncusser
March 3, 2015