What Does Moolah Mean?Well, if you are from North America, chances are that you'll know this. But if you are from the UK or Australia, or even Canada, you might not.
Well, Moolah, is finance speak or slang for "money". Does that make sense now? Mega Moolah is called Mega Moolah because there's alot of wonga up for grabs. You know pasta, readies, monkies, dosh, dough, bread.
OK- so now we know what Moolah means (cash, dinero etc, ok enough of the slang words). But where does it come from? What is the origin of the world Moolah?
Well, here the trail goes a little cold. We have been doing quite a bit of research on this, and there are a few theories (some seem like urban myths to me). But with that caveat, here we go:
Origin of the World "Moolah" or "Moolah" Some Contenders.
The French Connection This theory holds that "Moolah" is derived from the French world “le moulin,” which means “the mill,”. Mills were a sign of wealth (ask anyone from West Yorkshire in the UK in the olden days), so Moolah became money. Hmmmm. Not convinced on this one
Fijian Another theory holds that "Moolah" is Fijian (and you thought they were just world leaders in rugby 7s- or did you not know that)?. Money in the South Pacific is "Moolah" aparently. But that doesn't explain why it became such a popular word among 1930 gamblers in the US.
Romany
Another idea is that “moolah” is derived from the Romany (Gypsy) word “mol,” meaning “is worth,”. Hmmm. Seems a stretch again.
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How about the Irish connection? Probably more plausible that it was exported to the US in the 1930s. “Moolah” is close to the Irish “moll oir,” which means “pile of gold.” That'd be favourite so far.
The Kenyan Connection Well, we save the best until last, as this theory, for us anyway, holds the most water and if we were a betting site (ah yes, we are aren't we), we'd put some money on it. Just as Bungalow made it in to the English language from Hindu, so Moolah comes from an old Maa word that is actually phonetic in origin, from another part of the old British Empire: Kenya, and the elegant Maasai people. (Hence why the progressive slot game of the same name has a safari theme incidently) The life of the Masai tribe of Kenya is centred around cattle. Pretty much all social roles and status derive from the relationship of the Maasai to their cows.
So, in Maasai culture, cattle are money. And the sound that their cattle make ("Moo") became "Moolah" in Maa. Moolah then became used as slang for money in Kenya by the Happy Valley set colonial types (when they weren't jumping in and out of each others beds) and from there made it's way over to the US where it caught on and took off.
Conclusion? We's go for the Cash Cow theory.
 Picture of Masigonde Chatting up Nalungu and Bragging About His Mega Moolah
And Mega? Well Mega means huge, big, lots of. It's from the the Greek word "Megalo" as in "there isn't a megalo chance we are going to pay off our Sovereign debt this year".
Put them Together.....
M E G A L O ..........M O O.........L A H became Mega Moolah.
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