mansoniteEtymologyFrom Manson + -ite.nounA follower of Charles Manson (1934-2017), American leader of a cult-like criminal group in the 1960s.“The glib interpretations offered — the Mansonites were all people with grudges against society: he had, like Hitler, an incomplete personality […]”A fan of controversial American rock musician Marilyn Manson (Brian Warner, born 1969).“Today's wet-behind-the-ears Mansonites are fueled by the spirit of betrayal, the sense that somewhere along the line the Woodstock generation copped out.”