English
Pronunciation
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Verb
en-verb|mooch|es
- To wander around aimlessly.
- To beg, cadge, or sponge; to exploit or take advantage of others for personal gain.
#*1990, p. 26, Michael L. Frankel & friends, Gently with the Tides, Center for Marine Conservation, Washington (DC), ISBN 1879269-007, p. 26,
#*:I managed to mooch my way up the journalistic ladder to the next, more impressive level of "Interviewer."
- UK To steal or filch.
#*1922, w:J._S._Fletcher|J. S. Fletcher, The Middle of Things, ch. 16,
#*:These chaps that mooch about, as Hyde was doing, pick up all sorts of odds and ends. He may have pinched them from a chemist's shop.
- context|Brummie slang To stroll or peruse.
Noun
en-noun|es
- One who mooches; a moocher.
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