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English
Etymology
From Luna + -ie.
Noun
Loonie (plural Loonies)
- (science fiction) An inhabitant of Earth's Moon.
- Synonyms: Selenite, Lunarian, Lunarite, Lunite, Moonman, moonman
2015, Karen Bao, Dove Arising, New York, N.Y.: Viking, →ISBN, page 309:"I used to hate Loonies. All Odans do. But in my opinion, only the Jupiters and generals and Committee members are truly awful. The rest of you are . . . tolerable. And you? Definitely more than tolerable."
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