Moonie

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  moonie \moo"nie\ (m[=oo]"n[=e]), n. (Zool.)
     The European goldcrest.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Moonie
       n : (offensive) a member of the Unification Church