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Moonie
noun, slang
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Noun
- 1 A member of the Unification Church; a follower of its founder Sun Myung Moon. informal
"The Unification Church, or the "Moonies" as they are commonly known, have a thriving work in South Africa, with their headquarters in Hillbrow and a Moonie farm near Muldersdrift."
- 2 The European goldcrest. Northern-England, archaic
- 3 an often derogatory term for a member of the Unification Church wordnet
- 4 A person who shows exceptional enthusiasm for a cause or organization, a zealot. informal
"CAA agents were sometimes called the "Moonies" of the business, famous for walking in lock-step."
- 5 A nickname in English-speaking countries, sometimes for a person who moons around. informal
"How did Moonie get his nickname? He told us it had something to do with him being born during a full moon."
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- 6 A fan of the Japanese manga and anime franchise Sailor Moon. slang
"The Moonies and the Dragonballers aren't minorities; they're as large or larger than any other group of animeniacs you're going to find."
Etymology
From Moon + -ie.
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