mooch
or mouch
[ mooch ]
/ mutʃ /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to skulk or sneak.
to loiter or wander about.
noun
Also moocher. a person who mooches.
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Origin of mooch
1425–75; late Middle English, apparently variant of Middle English michen<Old French muchier to skulk, hide
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British Dictionary definitions for mooch
mooch
/ (muːtʃ) /
verb slang
(intr often foll by around) to loiter or walk aimlessly
(intr) to behave in an apathetic way
(intr) to sneak or lurk; skulk
(tr) to cadge
(tr) mainly US and Canadian to steal
Derived forms of mooch
moocher, nounWord Origin for mooch
C17: perhaps from Old French muchier to skulk
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