mootah

English

Alternative forms

• moota, mooter, mota, muta, mutah

Etymology

Probably from Mexican Spanish mota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuːtə/
• Rhymes: -uːtə

Noun

mootah (uncountable)

1. (US, slang) Marijuana.

   Synonyms: mooster, mootie, moto; see also Thesaurus:marijuana

   • 1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “Quit Foolin’ with That Comb”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 1 (1899–1923: A Nothin’ but a Child), page 52:

     Rapp smoked his muta while he played the new guitar, and I blew on my kazoo.

Further reading

• Jonathon Green (2024) “moota n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang