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moolah

Mollah \Mol"lah\, n. [Ar. maul[=a], commonly moll[=a]in Turkey.]

  1. One of the higher order of Turkish; also, a Turkish title of respect for a religious and learned man. [Written also mullah and moolah.]

  2. A title of respect used in Islamic countries for one who is learned in Islamic law; a teacher or expounder of Islamic law.

moolah

moola \moo"la\, moolah \moo"lah\(m[=oo]"l[.a]), n. money. [slang]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
moolah

also moola, "money," c.1920, American English slang, of unknown origin.

Wiktionary
moolah

Etymology 1 n. (archaic form of mullah English) Etymology 2

n. (alternative spelling of moola English)

WordNet
moolah

n. informal terms for money [syn: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum]

Wikipedia
Moolah (song)

"Moolah" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Young Greatness. The song was released on November 20, 2015 by Quality Control Music and Capitol Records. The track was produced by Jazze Pha.

Usage examples of "moolah".

We handed him a fistful of moolah in exchange for a few hours of his precious time.

Brocton raised hell when I suggested he give me some moolah for tipping the flower luggers.

I expect that you, like me and everybody else in the borough, will be cashing in your share certificate on Monday and pocketing the moolah, before getting on with the tarring and feathering.

The Moolahs bustled about as if they had received a fresh demonstration of the authenticity of the prophetic mission.