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MOONIE
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• MOONIE (noun)
The noun MOONIE has 1 sense:
1. an often derogatory term for a member of the Unification Church
Familiarity information: MOONIE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
An often derogatory term for a member of the Unification Church
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Moonie" is a kind of...):
religious person (a person who manifests devotion to a deity)
Domain usage:
depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)
Holonyms ("Moonie" is a member of...):
Unification Church (a Christian church (with some Buddhist elements) founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon and known for staging mass weddings and other communal activities)
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