mope
mope · mopes
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The act of mopingThe act of moping
UK/məʊp/US/moʊp/
» Tom has been moping around the house all week.
Meaning
3 sensesThe act of moping
When she gets upset, she has a little mope, and then gets over it.
A bottom feeder who "mopes" around a pornography studio hoping for his big break and often does bit parts in exchange for room and board and meager pay.
(archaic)A dull, spiritless person.
More definitions
- someone who wastes time
Examples
26 sentencesTom has been moping around the house all week.
That moped isn't mine.
ruЭтот мопед не мой. — odexed
Don't stay home and mope.
My moped was nicked.
У мене поцупили мопед. — deniko
deMir wurde das Moped geklaut. — enteka
We were riding a moped at night.
Origin
Late Middle English (as a noun meaning "simpleton, fool"), probably related to mop (“youngLate Middle English (as a noun meaning "simpleton, fool"), probably related to mop (“young of an animal, moppet”).
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