moose

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see also: Moose

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Pronunciation

• enPR: mo͞os, IPA: /muːs/

Noun

moose

1. (US, Canada) The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.

   We saw a moose at the edge of the woods.

2. (informal) An ugly person.

Synonyms

• (largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus)) elk (British), Newfoundland speed bump (Canadian)

Translations

• French: élan d'Amérique (Europe), orignal (North America)
• German: Elch
• Italian: alce
• Portuguese: alce
• Russian: лось
• Spanish: alce, ante, anta

Noun

moose

1. (US, military, slang) An Asian girl taken as a lover.
   • 2005, Rupert Nelson, Like the Rings of a Tree (page 279)

     In military bases in the rear areas it was common for soldiers to have a moose.

   • 2011, Michael Cullen Green, Black Yanks in the Pacific (page 75)

     Even the lowest ranked serviceman, because of his salary, benefits, and status as an American occupationaire, could afford to “maintain a 'Moose' and still take care of his other obligations.

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Moose

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Noun

moose (plural mooses)

1. (slang) Muslim

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