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Mansonite

Mansonite noun: a follower of Charles Manson (1934-2017), American leader of a cult-like criminal group in the 1960s.

Noun

Mansonite (plural Mansonites)

  1. A follower of Charles Manson (1934-2017), American leader of a cult-like criminal group in the 1960s.
    • The glib interpretations offered — the Mansonites were all people with grudges against society: he had, like Hitler, an incomplete personality […]1977, Alexander Walker, Double takes: notes and afterthoughts on the movies, 1956-76
  2. A fan of controversial American rock musician Marilyn Manson (Brian Warner, born 1969).
    • Today's wet-behind-the-ears Mansonites are fueled by the spirit of betrayal, the sense that somewhere along the line the Woodstock generation copped out.1994 September, SPIN, volume 10, number 6
    • When they first started, they wanted to trick all the goths, mansonites, ebmers, darkwavers etc etc into coming to their shows, therefore chose the name to confuse them, so they could unleash their "RAWK" assault of insanely high falsetto vocals, kickass guitar solos and mind bogglingly catchy...2004, DJ Brian UK, “The Darkness”, in alt.rock-n-roll.metal.oldschool (Usenet)

Examples of Mansonite in a sentence

  • By the end, she has become a Mansonite Goth.2006, Bhesham R. Sharma, The death of art:
  • For most Mansonites, Goth is only a phase, and their fashion and outlook on life change alongside Marilyn Manson's.2007, Raven Digitalis, Goth Craft: The Magickal Side of Dark Culture:

Forms of Mansonite

pluralMansonites

Origin of Mansonite

From Manson + -ite.

Questions about Mansonite

What does Mansonite mean?
Mansonite means a follower of Charles Manson (1934-2017), American leader of a cult-like criminal group in the 1960s.
How do you use Mansonite in a sentence?
By the end, she has become a Mansonite Goth.
What part of speech is Mansonite?
Mansonite is a noun.
What is the plural of Mansonite?
The plural of Mansonite is Mansonites.

Words near Mansonite in the dictionary

  1. mansonelliasis
  2. mansonellosis
  3. Mansonesque
  4. Mansonian
  5. mansonin
  6. Mansonite
  7. Mansonites
  8. Mansons
  9. Mansoor
  10. Mansoors
  11. Mansos

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