Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Etymology 1
- 1.1.1 Noun
- 1.2 Etymology 2
- 1.2.1 Alternative forms
- 1.2.2 Noun
- 1.1 Etymology 1
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
moolie (plural moolies)
- Alternative form of mooli
Etymology 2[edit]
Derived from a Calabrian dialect word for Neapolitan mulignana (“eggplant, aubergine”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
moolie (plural moolies)
- (US, slang, used by Italian-Americans, ethnic slur, derogatory) A black person.
2015, Liam Sweeny, Welcome Back, Jack:
"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 f*ckin' kidnappin'."
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