An unthinking or insane leftist -- in other words, most modern leftists.
Moonbat can also be used as an adjective, e.g. a moonbat professor. According to the Wikipedia entry for moonbat, the word was coined in 2002 by the Editor of Samizdata, Perry de Havilland, and was a variation on the name of radical British activist and columnist George Monbiot.
Originally, the term "moonbat" was intended to be more politically neutral, and described wackos on the left and the right, but it quickly acquired its current usage of being applied almost exclusively to those on the left.
The term also references the moon much in the same way that "lunatic" refers to the insanity-causing powers of the full moon (luna = moon). Bloggers occasionally analyze the behavior patterns of various moonbat "species" as if they were actual animals, and even give them satirical Linnaean taxonomical names, such as "moonbattus berkeleyensis".
The entry in the Samizdata glossary indicates that Perry originally coined the full phrase "barking moonbat"; apparently "moonbat" is just a subsequent shortened version of "barking moonbat," rather than being a pre-existing term that was lengthened to barking moonbat.
Moonbat can also be used as an adjective, e.g. a moonbat professor. According to the Wikipedia entry for moonbat, the word was coined in 2002 by the Editor of Samizdata, Perry de Havilland, and was a variation on the name of radical British activist and columnist George Monbiot.
Originally, the term "moonbat" was intended to be more politically neutral, and described wackos on the left and the right, but it quickly acquired its current usage of being applied almost exclusively to those on the left.
The term also references the moon much in the same way that "lunatic" refers to the insanity-causing powers of the full moon (luna = moon). Bloggers occasionally analyze the behavior patterns of various moonbat "species" as if they were actual animals, and even give them satirical Linnaean taxonomical names, such as "moonbattus berkeleyensis".
The entry in the Samizdata glossary indicates that Perry originally coined the full phrase "barking moonbat"; apparently "moonbat" is just a subsequent shortened version of "barking moonbat," rather than being a pre-existing term that was lengthened to barking moonbat.
Worker #1 "Did you see those moonbats on the news staging another one of their useless protests?"
Worker #2 "Yeah, all eight of them."
Worker #1 "Man, they need to get real jobs."
Worker #2 "Yeah, all eight of them."
Worker #1 "Man, they need to get real jobs."
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An extreme leftist, throwing aside logic for political
convenience. A caller to the Howie Carr radio show summed
it up as "These people wear winter clothes in the summer".
Characterized by men in ponytails, sandals with socks,
and 1.20.09 Bush's Last Day bumperstickers. Often seen
at global warming marches that take place during snowstorms.
convenience. A caller to the Howie Carr radio show summed
it up as "These people wear winter clothes in the summer".
Characterized by men in ponytails, sandals with socks,
and 1.20.09 Bush's Last Day bumperstickers. Often seen
at global warming marches that take place during snowstorms.
by raccoonradio October 12, 2007
Get the moonbat mug.A pseudo-intellectual progressive type who would be so retarded and or misinformed or so duped by all the hype as to turn our country over to a JUNIOR senator from Illinois who has spent the better part of his term as Senator pimping himself to the American public when he should be proving himself on a senatorial level, retards would include: Hollywood, minorities, college age, first time voters, the cause oriented, Hamas, The Black Panther Party, Nation of Islam.
This country blew its last best chance by not getting behind Ron Paul, now watch as it goes down the toilet in a socialistic, entitlement oriented swirl! Moonbat!
by Donald Vick May 16, 2008
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Jeremiah Wright sure is the MacDaddy of Moonbats!
Al Gore is the head moonbat of the ozone.
Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton flap their gums like moonbats.
Jeremiah Wright sure is the MacDaddy of Moonbats!
Al Gore is the head moonbat of the ozone.
Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton flap their gums like moonbats.
by Head Fortune Cookie May 20, 2008
Get the Moonbat mug.A term used to describe the political far left wing bordering communistic thinking or socialistic thinking. A term which describes an unthinking political left wing. A term used to describe dishonest and dumb people leaning to the political left wing.
Jimmy Carter is the King Moonbat dummy.
Cindy Sheehan is a moonbat donkey goddess.
Howard Dean borders on insanity and being a moonbat.
Cindy Sheehan is a moonbat donkey goddess.
Howard Dean borders on insanity and being a moonbat.
by Michael Mooreon May 19, 2008
Get the moonbat mug.Any number of irrational and hysterical individuals whose self-indulgent intellectual indolence has led them to a visceral hatred of all things western. Moonbats tend to frequent anti-globalization and numerous other forms of rallies, demonstrations, sit-ins, and the like, tend to look dirty, and can frequently be heard using terms such as, "imperialism". The mark of a true moonbat is the total lack of perspective (i.e. "if a dictator provides free healthcare, I like that dictator" - actual moonbat quote).
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