Meanings
prepositional phrase
- idiomaticDelighted, thrilled.
Winemakers are over the moon to be able to showcase the individual nuances within their vineyards.
2003 December 14, Kate Drake, “Champagne Supernova”, in Time, archived from the original on 29 Mar 20121 more example
Well, I’ve liked Star Wars since the late ’70s. I liked it a lot. But I’m now over the moon about Star Wars, and I think a couple things happened.
2016 June 2, Alex McLevy, quoting Cass Sunstein, “Cass Sunstein explains why Star Wars is like America”, in AV Club
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From the nursery rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish onnensa kukkuloilla
- onnensa kukkuloilladelighted, thrilled
French ravi
- ravidelighted, thrilled
German überglücklich, völlig aus dem Häuschen
- überglücklichdelighted, thrilled
- völlig aus dem Häuschendelighted, thrilled
Italian al settimo cielo
- al settimo cielodelighted, thrilled
Korean 기쁘다
- 기쁘다 (gippeuda)delighted, thrilled
Norwegian overlykkelig
- overlykkeligdelighted, thrilled
Russian восторженный
- восторженный (vostoržennyj)delighted, thrilled
Cite this entry
APA
over the moon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20the%20moon
MLA
“over the moon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20the%20moon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “over the moon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20the%20moon.
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