| 释义 |
Moonie slang.|ˈmuːnɪ|
[f. the name of Sun Myung Moon (see Unification Church s.v. unification 2) + -ie.]
A nickname for a member of the Unification Church. Chiefly in pl.
1974Washington Monthly Feb. 55/2 The Moonies..are extremely media-conscious. 1976Fiji Times 10 Jan. 12 Last year, two of their children left home to cast their lot in with ‘the Moonies’. 1977Observer 20 Feb. 6/4 Some of Mr Patrick's deconverted youngsters told the conference of life with Sun Myung's ‘Moonies’. 1979N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 Oct. 8/3 Chris has been transferred to ‘city work’ and is a full-time Moonie. 1984S. Townsend Growing Pains A. Mole 75, I don't care if he's a Moonie or a Divine Light Missionary so long as he is far away from me. |