"moonbats"
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substituteAs they used to say on the old Hour 25 radio show, here's a question for the Group Mind:
On right-wing discussion boards I see left-wingers and other progressives referred to constantly as "moonbats". What's the origin and meaning of this term?
On right-wing discussion boards I see left-wingers and other progressives referred to constantly as "moonbats". What's the origin and meaning of this term?
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Date: 2004-12-04 02:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-12-04 02:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-12-04 02:38 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-12-04 07:41 pm (UTC)Barking moonbat
noun. Someone on the extreme edge of whatever their -ism happens to be.
(coined by Perry de Havilland)
Usage:"Definition of a 'barking moonbat': someone who sacrifices sanity for the sake of consistency"