mosey
to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.).
to leave quickly; decamp.
Origin of mosey
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How to use mosey in a sentence
Rachel at one point moseys the streets of Manhattan, despondent and introspective, while singing the Beatles ballad “Yesterday.”
The First ‘Glee’ Without Cory Monteith Was Blissfully Joyous | Kevin Fallon | September 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSo Tukkey he putts 'em on an' moseys down ter de branch ter look at hisse'f in de water.
Sence then the Cunnel jes gins Tobe her orders, an' he moseys ter do 'em quick, jes like he war obleeged ter obey.
'way Down In Lonesome Cove | Charles Egbert Craddock (AKA Mary Noailles Murfree)So we moseys around the block, huntin' for a family entrance.
Shorty McCabe | Sewell FordThe doctor, he nods to Sam, and Sam moseys along toward the church.
Danny's Own Story | Don Marquis
Ho, by my sowl, it shows what moseys they is to think that—what's this you call it?
Phelim O'toole's Courtship and Other Stories | William Carleton
British Dictionary definitions for mosey
/ (ˈməʊzɪ) /
informal (often foll by along or on) to walk in a leisurely manner; amble
Origin of mosey
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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