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moola

or moo·lah

[moo-luh]
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noun Slang.
  1. money.
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Origin of moola

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; origin uncertain
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Related Words for moola

bread, kale, paper

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Historical Examples of moola

  • "That alters the case materially," said the Moola, pocketing the money.

    Confessions of a Thug

    Philip Meadows Taylor

  • When within ten miles of their destination, they halted in a grove near the Moola river.

  • I went direct to the house of the Moola, for my thoughts were ever with my daughter, and my soul yearned to know her fate.

    Confessions of a Thug

    Philip Meadows Taylor

  • And my child too was safe; she was in friendly hands, and the Moola would be a father to her.

    Confessions of a Thug

    Philip Meadows Taylor

  • In the evening we visited the Sangam, where the small streams of the Moola and the Moota come together.