moonie
moonie noun: the European goldcrest.
Noun (1)
moonie (plural moonies)
Noun (2) capitalized: Moonie
Moonie (plural Moonies)
- A member of the Unification Church; a follower of its founder Sun Myung Moon.
- 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.1981 July 6, Sunday Times
- I am a proud Korean – a proud Moonie – and a dedicated anti-Communist and I intend to remain so the rest of my life -Bo Hi Pak1991, Carlton Sherwood, Inquisition: The Persecution and Prosecution of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, Regnery Gateway, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- Unificationist
- A person who shows exceptional enthusiasm for a cause or organization, a zealot.
- CAA agents were sometimes called the "Moonies" of the business, famous for walking in lock-step.1997, Nancy Griffin, Kim Masters, Hit and Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber took Sony for a ride in Hollywood, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 197
- From boardroom to terrace via the dug-out, such an evangelical zeal suffuses Manchester City's new mission that they should really be renamed the Blue Moonies.2009 August 15, Henry Winter, “Manchester City's Blue Moonies have their faith rewarded”, in The Daily Telegraph
- A nickname in English-speaking countries, sometimes for a person who moons around.
- How did Moonie get his nickname? He told us it had something to do with him being born during a full moon.2013, Hayden Nicholas, Ezekiel's Choice,, WestBow Press, page 100
- Michael "Moonie" Miller was feeling pretty good about things. The day was beautiful. A little breeze, nice and warm, was blowing in from the desert as if often does this time of year in the Los Angeles basin. Two days before Halloween and it's 81 degrees, mid-afternoon. It can't get much better...2010, Bob Ruchhoft, Phil Smith, Good Cop, Dead Cop,, Author House
- A fan of the Japanese manga and anime franchise Sailor Moon.
- 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.1995 December 12, Sea Wasp [username], “Re: Too Many SM/DB posts! ARRGGHH!!!”, in rec.arts.anime (Usenet)
- Nope, you're not the only Moonie here. Unfortunately, the US Bandai figures are kinda ugly.1997 January 3, thewkt [username], “Re: Sailor Moon blow-out at Kay-Bee”, in rec.toys.action-figures (Usenet)
Synonyms of moonie
Forms of moonie
| plural | moonies |
|---|---|
| plural | Moonies |
Origin of moonie
From Moon + -ie. (Unification Church member): Derived from the surname of its founder Sun Myung Moon.
Questions about moonie
- What does moonie mean?
- Moonie means the European goldcrest.
- What part of speech is moonie?
- Moonie is a noun.
- What is the plural of moonie?
- The plural of moonie is moonies.
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