A term derived from the Italian melenzane meaning "eggplant." It often is used as a derogatory term to describe black people. The term is of Neapolitan origin not Sicilian origin as some on here have stated. The Sicilian word sounds more like "milinciana" or mill-in-chyan-ah.
Junior Soprano : "Heroin back in the fifties it was raining cash with that shit. DiMaggio and his crew never saw a dime... Turns out, the cock sucker was making a fortune working with the mulignan."
by GazzNGabb July 09, 2021
-a racially offensive term for a black person (from Italian melanzana, which is an eggplant.)NOTE: there are hundreds of phonetic spellings out there; however, this is the ONLY correct Italian spelling of this word.
by weave March 19, 2003
by Tony Soprano February 09, 2004
This is the term for "African Americans" used by most Italian-American males, myself included. I grew up hearing my father and grandfather using it all of the time, so it's only natural.
by Danny boy September 02, 2004
(n) (1) a variation of the Italian word for eggplant. (2) a person of direct African descent (a black person). Actually, this term has nothing to do with slavery, because Italians rarely if ever had black slaves, and most Italians were in favor of giving rights to blacks while the whites up in Northern Europe and America were still using blacks for labor and slave trades. The real origin of this slang word is unknown, but it is not as popular among Italians as the movies and white people suggest. Most people now that use the word "mooley" are white, not Italian.
Some Angry Guy: Yo, what's up with all these mulignans in my hood? Get outta here, ya mooley.
Some Guy With Sense: What the hell are you talking about? Stop saying "mooley", you asshole. You're not even Italian, you're white. And even if you were Italian, it be even more ignorant to be rascist towards blacks, considering Italians aren't white and are closely related to blacks. Italians and blacks should be brothers.
Some Guy With Sense: What the hell are you talking about? Stop saying "mooley", you asshole. You're not even Italian, you're white. And even if you were Italian, it be even more ignorant to be rascist towards blacks, considering Italians aren't white and are closely related to blacks. Italians and blacks should be brothers.
by New Jack Swing January 06, 2006
A racially offensive term for a black person.( see also Mooley ) Deriving from the italian word for "eggplant". Many believe the comes from slave masters in italy calling them eggplants, because when the black folk were working in the fields their heads would only be showing thru the crops.
"look at dis mulignan ova here wit his grape soda and fried chicken."
"look at dat cooley on dat mooley"
"look at dat cooley on dat mooley"
by the realist March 08, 2005
It is definitely not a Sicilian word because my Sicilian relatives never heard of it. Since they say my Italian is a Neapolitan dialect - even though my ancestors were from Sicily- I would say it is probably a Neapolitan expression.
However, it must not be strictly a racial slur, although I learned it as such.
The comic song, Pepino the Mouse, by Lou Monte, uses this word to describe Pepino. I doubt if Monte would have used it if it were only a racial slur. There must be some alternative meaning.
Lou Monte sang in the Calabrian, Neapolitian and Sicilian dialects.
However, it must not be strictly a racial slur, although I learned it as such.
The comic song, Pepino the Mouse, by Lou Monte, uses this word to describe Pepino. I doubt if Monte would have used it if it were only a racial slur. There must be some alternative meaning.
Lou Monte sang in the Calabrian, Neapolitian and Sicilian dialects.
"Dem mulignans are ruining everything."
by elfegobaca December 11, 2009