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- Dictionarymooch/muːtʃ/
verb
- 1. wander in a casual or listless manner: informal British "we went for a drive to Chatswood and mooched around the shopping centre there for a bit"
- 2. ask for or obtain (something) without paying for it: informal North American "a bunch of your friends will show up, mooching food" Similar
noun
- 1. a period of wandering in a casual or listless manner: informal British "I'm going for a mooch around to see what I can find"
- 2. a beggar or scrounger. informal North American
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to borrow from people or ask them to give you things without paying for them or intending to return them: You're old enough to get a job and stop mooching off your family. He mooched a few beers from me as we watched the game. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of MOOCH is to move slowly or apathetically : to wander aimlessly. How to use mooch in a sentence.
Mooch definition: to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.. See examples of MOOCH used in a sentence.
To mooch is to take advantage of other people's generosity without giving anything in return. If you constantly mooch rides from your friend, she's going to get tired of agreeing to drive you around.
1. (often foll by: around) to loiter or walk aimlessly. 2. ( intr) to behave in an apathetic way. 3. ( intr) to sneak or lurk; skulk. 4. ( tr) to cadge. 5. (Law) ( tr) chiefly US and Canadian to steal. [C17: perhaps from Old French muchier to skulk]
mooch in British English. (muːtʃ ) verb slang. 1. (intransitive; often foll by around) to loiter or walk aimlessly. 2. (intransitive) to behave in an apathetic way. 3. (intransitive) to sneak or lurk; skulk.
[intransitive, transitive] mooch (something) (off somebody) (North American English) to get money, food, etc. from somebody else instead of paying for it yourself synonym cadge. He's always mooching off his friends.
