Moolie

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of mooli. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    A black person. US, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur

    ""I'm serious," Peter said. "We oughta file a missing person's report or something. Not like any self-respectin' Italian girl would go wit a moolie. Not on her own. It's fuckin' kidnappin'.""

Synonyms

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moolinyan

Example

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""I'm serious," Peter said. "We oughta file a missing person's report or something. Not like any self-respectin' Italian girl would go wit a moolie. Not on her own. It's fuckin' kidnappin'.""

Etymology

Derived from a Calabrian dialect word for Neapolitan mulignana (“eggplant, aubergine”).

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