moonie

5 definitions found

moonie - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Kinglet \King"let\, n.
     1. A little king; a weak or insignificant king. --Carlyle.
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     2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of small singing birds
        of the genus Regulus and family Sylviid[ae].
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     Note: The golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa), and the
           rubycrowned kinglet (Regulus calendula), are the most
           common American species. The common English kinglet
           (Regulus cristatus) is also called golden-crested wren
           , moonie, and marigold finch. The kinglets are
           often popularly called wrens, both in America and
           England.

  moonie \moo"nie\ (m[=oo]"n[=e]), n. (Zool.)
     The European goldcrest.
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  Moonie \Moo"nie\ (m[=oo]"n[=e]), prop. n. [from Sun Myun Moon,
     Korean evangelist and founder.]
     A member of the Unification Church, founded by Sun Myun Moon.
     [informal & contemptuous.]
     [PJC]

  Moony \Moon"y\, prop. n.
     A follower of the Rev. Sun Myun Moon; a member of the
     Unification Church; -- often considered disparaging. [Also
     spelled Moonie.]
     [PJC]

moonie - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Moonie
      n 1: an often derogatory term for a member of the Unification
           Church