munelicht flittin

Scots
FWOTD – 11 August 2018

Alternative forms
  • muinlicht flittin

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌmuːnliçt ˈflitən/

Noun

munelicht flittin (plural munelicht flittins)

  1. Moonlight flit, the act of moving house at night to avoid paying debts.
    • 1879, William Scott, The Red Hose: A Tale of Upper Clydesdale, page 38:
      Wha's been makin' a munelicht flittin' frae Carnwath the nicht?
      Who's made a moonlight flit from Carnwath tonight?
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