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Moonie

noun

Meaning

  1. A fan of the Japanese manga and anime franchise Sailor Moon.
  2. A nickname in English-speaking countries, sometimes for a person who moons around.
  3. A person who shows exceptional enthusiasm for a cause or organization, a zealot.
  4. A member of the Unification Church; a follower of its founder Sun Myung Moon.

Etymology / origin

From Moon + -ie. (Unification Church member): Derived from the surname of its founder Sun Myung Moon.

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