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Moonie

American

[moo-nee] / ˈmu ni /

noun

a member or follower of the Unification Church.

Moonie British

/ ˈmuːnɪ /

noun

a member of the Unification Church
(plural) the Unification Church

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Moonie

1970–75; Sun Myung Moon + -ie, with pun on moony

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Moonie

The highlight was winning the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Winter Derby that included multiple derby winner Moonie Blues, Champion of Champions finalist Yanque, and recent Vessels Maturity finalist Matilda Czech.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2019

Donovan Moonie from Hunter Huss High in Gastonia delivered a powerful rap on the slave experience.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 26, 2018

Frankie Moonie wipes the oily, gritty residue off his home below the massive Twilight mountaintop-removal mine.

From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2012

While many readers criticized the testing, one, Chris Moonie, was particularly outspoken.

From New York Times ● May 4, 2012

Not until I went down to Matt’s house to take care of his dog, Moonie, a few days later.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

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