mullah

Etymology 1

Derived from Classical Persian ملا (mullā), from Arabic مَوْلًى (mawlan, “vicar, guardian”).

noun

  1. (Islam) A religious scholar and teacher of sharia law.
  2. (India, religious slur, slang) A conservative Muslim leader or cleric, especially one who is hostile against other religions.
  3. (India, religious slur, slang, by extension) A Muslim.

Etymology 2

verb

  1. (transitive, UK, slang) Alternative form of muller (“to beat, thrash”)
    But I mullahed him. He may have been four inches taller but I punched him through the ropes and knocked the granny and the grandad out of him. 2009, Nigel Benn, The Dark Destroyer
    The Sevens practice session was touch rugby, but every time Harvey got the ball, I absolutely mullahed him. I pushed him, dumped him on his arse, ran through him. Every time. 2016, Ben Cohen, Carry Me Home: My Autobiography, page 76

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