"moolie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: moolies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} moolie (plural moolies)
  1. Alternative form of mooli Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mooli
    Sense id: en-moolie-en-noun-cJvrGc~~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: moolies [plural]
Etymology: Derived from a Calabrian dialect word for Neapolitan mulignana (“eggplant, aubergine”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|nap|mulignana|t=eggplant, aubergine}} Neapolitan mulignana (“eggplant, aubergine”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} moolie (plural moolies)
  1. (US, slang, used by Italian-Americans, ethnic slur, derogatory) A black person. Tags: US, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur Synonyms: mooley, moolinyan
    Sense id: en-moolie-en-noun-PG6l68SO Categories (other): American English, English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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