"moon unit" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-moon unit.ogg [Australia] Forms: moon units [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} moon unit (plural moon units)
  1. (slang) A stupid person; an idiot Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-moon_unit-en-noun-eJ0ri7lO
  2. The average distance between the centres of the Earth and the Moon; lunar distance
    Sense id: en-moon_unit-en-noun-~0IiG4wy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64

Inflected forms

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