Moonie

noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    The European goldcrest. Northern-England, archaic
  3. 3
    an often derogatory term for a member of the Unification Church wordnet
  4. 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. 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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  1. 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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