MOONIE

Meaning of MOONIE in English

■ noun informal, often derogatory a member of the Unification Church.

Origin

1970s: from the name of its founder, Sun Myung Moon .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

MOONIE — noun Etymology: Sun Myung Moon b1920 Korean evangelist Date: 1974 a member of the Unification Church founded by Sun Myung …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOONIE — I. noun or moony ˈmünē ( plural moonies ) Etymology: moon + -ie, -y : a little ball cut from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOONIE — (n.) The European goldcrest.
Английский словарь Webster
MOONIE — ( n. ) The European goldcrest.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOONIE — /mooh"nee/ , n. a member or follower of the Unification Church. [ 1970-75; Sun Myung MOON + -IE, with pun …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOONIE — n. follower of the Korean religious leader Sun Myung Moon
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOONIE — noun Etymology: Sun Myung Moon b 1920 Korean evangelist Date: 1974 : a member of the Unification Church founded by …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOONIE — noun the european goldcrest.
Webster English vocab
MOONIE — [Moon.ie] n [Sun Myung Moon b1920 Korean evangelist] (1974): a member of the Unification Church founded by Sun Myung Moon
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOONIE — settlement, southeastern Queensland, Australia. Located in a sheep-grazing district, Moonie is the site of the nation's first (1964) commercially developed …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOONIE — / ˈmuːni; NAmE / noun • IDIOMS - do a moonie
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOONIE — / ˈmuːni; NAmE / noun an offensive word for a member of the Unification Church For more information see the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOONIE — Moon.ie /ˈmuːni/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a member of a religious group started by the Korean businessman Sun Myung Moon
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOONIE — n. sl. a member of the Unification Church. [Sun Myung Moon, its founder]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOONIE — n. sl. a member of the Unification Church. [ Sun Myung Moon, its founder ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOONIE — n. sl. a member of the Unification Church. Etymology: Sun Myung Moon, its founder
Oxford English vocab
MOONIE — [noun] [C] - a member of the Unification Church, a religious group whose members must obey its rules and teachings …
Cambridge English vocab
MOONIE — n ( infml ) a member of the Unification Church , a religious group started by the Korean businessman Sun …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
MOONIE — мунит Член секты Церковь Объединения, основанной южнокорейским проповедником Муном [Moon, Sun Myung], его последователь
MOONIE — мунит Член секты Церковь Объединения, основанной южнокорейским проповедником Муном [Moon, Sun Myung], его последователь
MOONIE — n. Pronunciation: ' mü-n ē Function: noun Etymology: Sun Myung Moon b 1920 Korean evangelist Date: 1974 : a member …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DO A MOONIE — ( BrE , informal ) to show your naked bottom in public
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOONY — I. adjective also moon·ey ˈmünē, -ni ( moonier ; mooniest ) Etymology: moon (I) + -y 1. : of or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNIFICATION CHURCH — byname of Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity religious movement founded in Pusan, South Korea, by the …
Britannica English vocabulary
DARLING DOWNS — pastoral and agricultural region in southeastern Queensland, Australia. It extends westward from the Great Dividing Range and southward to the …
Britannica English vocabulary
BRISBANE — port and capital of Queensland, Australia, and the nation's third largest city. It lies astride the Brisbane River on the …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOONEE — Moonee, Mooney, Moonie BrE AmE ˈmuːn i ▷ Moonee|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UNIFICATION CHURCH — ˌUnifiˈcation ˌChurch, the BrE AmE the official name for the ↑ Moonie s
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNIFICATION CHURCH, THE — ˌUnifiˈcation ˌChurch, the BrE AmE the official name for the ↑ Moonie s
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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