mooseyness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English moosey Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English mooseyness From moosey + -ness.
Meanings
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(humorous, rare, uncountable) The condition of being moosey.
As you gradually arrive at that third stage of comprehension — appreciating the moose in all its mooseyness — notice how it has evolved exquisitely for its habitat.
2008, Wayne Curtis, “Moose Country”, in Yankee Magazine, page 136: