MOONIE

Meaning of MOONIE in English

/ ˈmuːni; NAmE / noun

an offensive word for a member of the Unification Church

For more information see the Cultural Guide

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WORD ORIGIN

1970s: from the name of its founder, Sun Myung Moon (born 1920), Korean industrialist and religious leader.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — ■ noun informal, often derogatory a member of the Unification Church. Origin 1970s: from the name of its founder, Sun …
Concise Oxford 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 — 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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