moria

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Moria \Mo"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? folly.]
   Idiocy; imbecility; fatuity; foolishness.
   [1913 Webster]

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

moria
 /mor'ee.@/, n.

   Like {nethack} and {rogue}, one of the large PD
   Dungeons-and-Dragons-like simulation games, available for a wide range
   of machines and operating systems. The name is from Tolkien's Mines of
   Moria; compare {elder days}, {elvish}. The game is extremely addictive
   and a major consumer of time better used for hacking. See also
   {nethack}, {rogue}, {Angband}.

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

moria

   <games> /mor'ee-*/ Like {nethack} and {rogue}, one of the
   large {PD} {Dungeons and Dragons}-like simulation games,
   available for a wide range of machines and operating systems.
   The name is from Tolkien's Mines of Moria; compare {elder
   days}, {elvish}.  The game is extremely addictive and a major
   consumer of time better used for hacking.

   [{Jargon File}]

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