moonie

plural moonies

1. Northern EnglandarchaicThe European goldcrest.

plural Moonies

1. informalA member of the Unification Church; a follower of its founder Sun Myung Moon.

   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 Pak

   1991, Carlton Sherwood, Inquisition: The Persecution and Prosecution of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, Regnery Gateway, →ISBN

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   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

   We "Moonies" were willing to sacrifice personal choice to spin gold out of the raw silk of ourselves, to help create world harmony through family harmony.

   2005 July 3, Renee Watabe, “Modern Love - A Leap of Faith”, in New York Times

   Synonyms: Unificationist

2. informalA 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

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   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

3. informalA nickname in English-speaking countries, sometimes for a person who moons around.

   He was nicknamed Moonie, because he was such a daydreamer in school.

   2005, Maggie Siggins, Bitter Embrace: White Society's Assault on the Woodland Cree, McClelland & Stewart, page 128

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   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 than this, he thought. "Moonie" acquired his nickname years ago but it was hardly relevant anymore.

   2010, Bob Ruchhoft, Phil Smith, Good Cop, Dead Cop,, Author House

4. slanglifestyleA fan of the Japanese manga and anime franchise Sailor Moon.

   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)

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   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)

   Mike- who has a Sailor Moon webpage up, carries a Sailor Moon wallet and matching coinpurse irl and is just in general a major Moonie.

   1998 September 14, Mike Oliva, “OT Sailor Moon”, in alt.games.everquest (Usenet)