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Where and when did the slang phrase "hang the moon" (to describe an exceptional person) originate?

Question #79530. Asked by tjoebigham.
Last updated Jun 04 2018.
Originally posted Sep 05 2017 2:08 PM.

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joecali

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In "The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English" the phrase "hang the moon" was used in a book about the Ozark folklore called Down in the Holler in 1953.
The complete quote was: "Lucy thinks that fool boy of hern is God's own cousin. She thinks he hung the moon" Vance Randolph.

Jun 04 2018, 5:02 PM

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Where and when did the slang phrase "hang the moon" (to describe an exceptional person) originate?

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