Etymology

moonrunes

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Today it means: An incomprehensible writing script, or the language associated with it, usually referring to Japanese, but may also refer to Chinese, Korean and other East Asian writing scripts. Full definition →

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moonrunes · noun1

From moon + runes. Apparently coined based from moonspeak, an anime reference (of which see there), ultimately associating East Asian languages with celestial levels of foreignness.

moonrunes · noun2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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