mooch

or mouch

[ mooch ]
/ mutʃ /
Slang.
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verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to skulk or sneak.
to loiter or wander about.

noun

Also mooch·er. 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

Words nearby mooch

moo, moo goo gai pan, moo juice, moobs, mooc, mooch, mood, mood board, mood disorder, mood music, mood swing
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Words related to moocher

cadger, down-and-out, bankrupt, dependent, vagrant, suppliant, mendicant, pauper, guttersnipe, almsman, almswoman, indigent

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British Dictionary definitions for moocher

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, noun

Word Origin for mooch

C17: perhaps from Old French muchier to skulk
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