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Definition mooch

Etymology

From Middle English moochen, mouchen (�to pretend poverty�), from Old French muchier, mucier, mucer (�to skulk, hide, conceal�), from Frankish *mukjan (�to hide, conceal oneself�), from Proto-Germanic *mukjan?, *m?k?n? (�to hide, ambush�), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)m?g-, *(s)mewg?- (�swindler, thief�). Cognate with Old High German m?hh?n (�to store, cache, plunder�), Middle High German muchen, mucken (�to hide, stash�), Middle English m�chen, michen (�to rob, steal, pilfer�). More at mitch.

Alternate etymology derives mooch from Middle English mucchen (�to hoard, be stingy�, literally �to hide coins in one's nightcap�), from Middle English mucche (�nightcap�), from Middle Dutch mutse (�cap, nightcap�), from Medieval Latin almucia (�nightcap�), of unknown origin, possibly Arabic. More at mutch, amice.

Verb

mooch (third-person singular simple present mooches, present participle mooching, simple past and past participle mooched)

1. (Britain) To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others.
2. To beg, cadge, or sponge; to exploit or take advantage of others for personal gain.
3. (Britain) To steal or filch.

Noun

mooch (plural mooches)

1. (Britain) An aimless stroll.
2. One who mooches; a moocher.

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