moonlight flit

moon·light flit
UK/ˌmuːnlaɪt ˈflɪt/US/ˌmunˌlaɪt ˈflɪt/

noun

An act of secretly leaving premises without paying the rent, supposedly at night by the light of the Moon; hence, any act of escaping at night.

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Meanings

nounmoonlight flit (plural moonlight flits)

plural moonlight flits

  1. idiomaticAn act of secretly leaving premises without paying the rent, supposedly at night by the light of the Moon; hence, any act of escaping at night.

    Synonyms: moonlight, night flit

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn act of secretly leaving premises without paying the rent, supposedly at night by the light of the Moon; hence, any act of escaping at night.

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moonlightnight flit
Also see
night flit

Origin

From moonlight + flit.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

moonlight flit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonlight%20flit

MLA

“moonlight flit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonlight%20flit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moonlight flit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonlight%20flit.

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