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mootah

/ˈmuːtə/

mootah noun: marijuana.

Noun

mootah (uncountable)

  1. (US, slang) Marijuana.
    • Rapp smoked his muta while he played the new guitar, and I blew on my kazoo.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
    Synonyms:
    mooster, mootie, moto, bhang, benj, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis

Synonyms of mootah

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Forms of mootah

alternative formmoota
alternative formmooter
alternative formmota
alternative formmuta
alternative formmutah

Origin of mootah

Probably from Mexican Spanish mota.

Questions about mootah

What does mootah mean?
Mootah means marijuana.
What part of speech is mootah?
Mootah is a noun.
How do you pronounce mootah?
Mootah is pronounced /ˈmuːtə/.

Words near mootah in the dictionary

  1. moot-halls
  2. moot-stow
  3. moot-stows
  4. moota
  5. mootable
  6. mootah
  7. mootchies
  8. mootchy
  9. mooted
  10. mooter
  11. mooters

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