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mooncalf
noun
[ ˈmuːnkɑːf ]
• a foolish person.
Origin:
mid 16th century: from moon + calf1, perhaps on the pattern of German Mondkalb ; originally in the sense ‘shapeless mass in the womb’, thought to be produced by the influence of the moon.
