mooch
verb (used with object)
to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
mooches
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pluralof mooch.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof mooch (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
moochverb (used with object)to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
Example Sentences
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Yes, they’re mooches and hypocrites, but—as my colleague Ben Mathis-Lilley has written—maybe hypocrisy is better than the alternative.
From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2019
Scaramucci, who jokingly measures time in mooches, a unit equal to approximately 11 days, said he doesn’t necessarily like the version of himself he often sees on screen, but feels director Andrew Moscato was accurate.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2018
“Glee” star Darren Criss is plenty creepy and believable as Cunanan, a 27-year-old charlatan and chronic fibber who mooches off the kindness of strangers.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2018
In an effort to explain how dogs evolved into the brazen, adorable mooches we know and love, scientists have identified a few genetic mutations that may be behind their friendly personalities.
From The Verge ● Jul. 19, 2017
Babylon mooches wearily along with a red nose dreaming in the sun, and Gomorrah leans against an ash can.
From A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Ben Hecht
