Moonie

moonie English Etymology From en Moon ie. Unification Church member Derived from the surname of its founder Sun Myung Moon. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Moonie.wav US Noun en informal A member of the Unification Church; a follower of its founder Sun Myung Moon. en July 6, 1981 Sunday Times 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. en 1991 Regnery Gateway w:Carlton Sherwood Inquisition: The Persecution and Prosecution of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon 9780895265326 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 en July 3, 2005 Renee Watabe Modern Love - A Leap of Faith w:New York Times http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20F1FFD3B5E0C708CDDAE0894DD404482 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20140409094745/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20F1FFD3B5E0C708CDDAE0894DD404482 9 April 2014 en informal A person who shows exceptional enthusiasm for a cause or organization, a zealot.Partridge Eric Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: J-Z TF-ROUTL 2005 1319 978-0415259385Dalzell Tom Terry Victor The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English Routledge 2007 439 0415212596Dalzell Tom The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English Routledge 2008 671 0415371821 en 1997 Simon & Schuster Nancy Griffin; Kim Masters Hit and Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber took Sony for a ride in Hollywood 0684832666 197 CAA agents were sometimes called the "Moonies" of the business, famous for walking in lock-step. en August 15, 2009 Henry Winter Manchester City's Blue Moonies have their faith rewarded w:The Daily Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/mancity/6035150/Manchester-Citys-Blue-Moonies-have-their-faith-rewarded.html 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20100729200547/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/mancity/6035150/Manchester-Citys-Blue-Moonies-have-their-faith-rewarded.html 29 July 2010 en informal A nickname in English-speaking countries, sometimes for a person who moons around. en 2013 WestBow Press Hayden Nicholas Ezekiel's Choice, 100 How did Moonie get his nickname? He told us it had something to do with him being born during a full moon. en 2010 Author House Bob Ruchhoft; Phil Smith Good Cop, Dead Cop, 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. en 2005 McClelland & Stewart Maggie Siggins Bitter Embrace: White Society's Assault on the Woodland Cree 128 He was nicknamed Moonie, because he was such a daydreamer in school. en en fandom slang A fan of the Japanese manga and anime franchise Sailor Moon. en 12 December 1995 Sea Wasp [username] Re: Too Many SM/DB posts! ARRGGHH!!! https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/rec.arts.anime/zBNDMvmZc-A/kpQzxyYb0NIJ rec.arts.anime 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. en 3 January 1997 thewkt [username] Re: Sailor Moon blow-out at Kay-Bee https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/rec.toys.action-figures/BA84iFAnlU8/RhjcZSgvXXEJ rec.toys.action-figures Nope, you're not the only Moonie here. Unfortunately, the US Bandai figures are kinda ugly. en 14 September 1998 Mike Oliva OT Sailor Moon https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/alt.games.everquest/Vv_NJoc7JFk/-LHDDngKqTsJ alt.games.everquest 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. Synonyms member of Unification Church en Unificationist Translations a member of the Unification Church References Further reading Anagrams en eimnoo ionome en eponyms en Christianity Fans (people) Japanese fiction People