moot
A moot courtA moot court.
» That's a moot point for now.
Це питання наразі неактуальне.
Це наразі не на часі.
Meaning
11 sensesA moot court.
A system of arbitration in many areas of Africa in which the primary goal is to settle a dispute and reintegrate adversaries into society rather than assess penalties.
A gathering of Rovers, usually in the form of a camp lasting two weeks.
A social gathering of pagans, normally held in a public house.
(historical)An assembly (usually for decision-making in a locality).
A ring for gauging wooden pins.
(Northern England, Scotland, countable, uncountable)A whisper, or an insinuation, also gossip or rumors.
(Northern England, Scotland, countable, uncountable)Talk.
(Australia)The vagina.
(West Country)The stump of a tree; the roots and bottom end of a felled tree.
(Internet, endearing, usually plural)A mutual follower on a social media platform.
- a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
Examples
6 sentencesThat's a moot point for now.
Це питання наразі неактуальне.
It's a moot point now anyway.
That's a moot point.
The idea was mooted in the meeting.
It's a moot point.
Origin
From Middle English mōt, ȝemōt, from Old English *mōt, ġemōt (“meeting”), from Proto-GermaFrom Middle English mōt, ȝemōt, from Old English *mōt, ġemōt (“meeting”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to encounter, come”). Cognate with Scots mut, mote (“meeting, assembly”), Low German Mööt (“meeting”), Moot (“meeting”), archaic Dutch (ge)moet (“meeting”), Danish møde (“meeting”), Swedish möte (“meeting”), Norwegian møte (“meeting”), Icelandic mót (“meeting, tournament, meet”). Related to meet. The adjective derives from the noun.
From Middle English moten (“to speak, talk, converse, discuss”), from Old English mōtian (“to speak, converse, discuss”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną (“to meet, encounter”), a suffixed derivative of *mōtą (“meeting”). Related to etymology 1. See also mutter (which is a frequentative of moot).
From Dutch moot (“piece”).
Clipping of mutual with humorously altered pronunciation.
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