Moolah

Moolah is an English colloquialism or slang term that is used to mean money. A colloquialism is a word or phrase that has arisen from English but is not considered formal or grammatical. Colloquial words or phrases are used very frequently in spoken English. Moolah seems to be a new coinage that does not reference any other existing words in English, although it may come from the Fijian word for money. The term originated as underworld (organized crime) slang during the 1920s. According to the OED, it was first seen in print in 1936 in the New York Daily News. 1“Moolah, N.” Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, July 2023, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1017824993.

Meaning of ‘Moolah’ (noun)

Moolah means money; cash; currency, etc.

Some other slang or colloquial words for money are dough, bread, scratch, and cabbage.

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Examples of Moolah In Sentences

“Man, that’s a lot of moolah! I can’t believe you actually won that on a scratch-off ticket!”

“If you’re willing to invest some major moolah, I can make us both rich!”

“I don’t have the kind of moolah you need to buy a car like that, but I’d sure like to at least drive one once.”

“The Gold Room will be holding five or six bars. That’s 4.5 million of portable, untraceable moolah once we get it to Melbourne.” — Son of a Gun (2014)

“How am I supposed to pay taxes with bathtub compact disc players and autographed drumsticks, you know? I need cash, moolah, wampum. Dead presidents, Michael Jackson, Gerald Ford.” — The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)

“You mean to tell me Halloran is willing to give you all that moolah just to get out of town?” — Macao (1952)

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