Maniloony

English

Etymology

Blend of Manilow +‎ loony.

Noun

Maniloony (plural Maniloonies)

1. (fandom slang) A fan of American singer-songwriter Barry Manilow.
   • 1998, George Mair, Rosie O'Donnell: Her True Story, Carol Publishing Group (1998), →ISBN, page 223:

     The studio audience, packed with his diehard fans, the "Maniloonies," went wild.

   • 2009, Megan McCafferty, Perfect Fifths, Crown Publishers (2009), →ISBN, page 35:

     “A fellow Fanilow!”

     “Look how young she is! A mini Maniloony!”

   • 2012, Graham Rawle, The Card, Atlantic Books (2012), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     I don't like everything he does, I'm not one of Barry's 'Maniloonies', and neither is Nell, but I think everyone agrees that 'Could It Be Magic?' is a great song.

Synonyms

• Fanilow

Anagrams

• moolinyan