moot point

Idioms  

1. A debatable question, an issue open to argument; also, an irrelevant question, a matter of no importance. For example, Whether Shakespeare actually wrote the poem remains a moot point among critics, or It's a moot point whether the chicken or the egg came first. This term originated in British law where it described a point for discussion in a moot, or assembly, of law students. By the early 1700s it was being used more loosely in the present sense.

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Example Sentences

Whether Russell can achieve such karma against the mighty France is a moot point, but if he does then Scotland must have a fighting chance.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

All this may be a moot point after Nvidia day on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

The next step is for the country’s High Constitutional Court to approve the vote, but the military’s move may have made it a moot point.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

“The house is just kind of a moot point to me,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024

“Rather a moot point now, wouldn’t you say?”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs