do a moonlight flit

verb

To change residence suddenly and without notice, especially overnight and under the cover of darkness.

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Meanings

verbdo a moonlight flit (third-person singular simple present does a moonlight flit, present participle doing a moonlight flit, simple past did a moonlight flit, past participle done a moonlight flit)

present singular third person does a moonlight flit · participle present doing a moonlight flit · past did a moonlight flit · participle past done a moonlight flit

  1. UKTo change residence suddenly and without notice, especially overnight and under the cover of darkness.

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

do a moonlight flit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20a%20moonlight%20flit

MLA

“do a moonlight flit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20a%20moonlight%20flit. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “do a moonlight flit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20a%20moonlight%20flit.

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