Keep moola informal and playful. It works for everyday talk about cash, but it sounds too loose for banking, legal, academic, or business prose.
Keep moola informal and playful. It works for everyday talk about cash, but it sounds too loose for banking, legal, academic, or business prose.
A moola and moolas treat a mass slang noun as a count noun, and using it as a verb confuses it with pay or fund.
American slang, first attested in the 1930s. The spelling moolah is a common variant, and the deeper origin is unknown.
What does moola mean?
Moola means money or cash in informal slang.
Is moola formal?
No. Moola is casual and playful, so money, cash, or funds is better in formal writing.
How is moola pronounced?
Moola is pronounced /ˈmuːlə/.
Is moola countable?
Moola is normally a mass noun, so some moola and more moola sound natural, while a moola does not.
Can moola be a verb?
No. Moola is a noun, not a verb for paying, earning, or funding something.
Are moola and moolah the same?
Yes. Moolah is a common variant spelling of the same slang word for money.
Where does moola come from?
It is American slang first recorded in the 1930s, but the deeper origin is uncertain.