mooch

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmuːt͡ʃ/, [ˈmʊu̯t͡ʃ] Rhymes: -uːtʃ Hyphenation: mooch === Etymology 1 === From Middle English moochen, mouchen (“to pretend poverty”), from Old French muchier, mucier, mucer (“to skulk, hide, conceal”), from Frankish *mukkjan (“to hide, conceal oneself”), from Proto-Germanic *mukjaną, *mūkōną (“to hide, ambush”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mūg-, *(s)mewgʰ- (“swindler, thief”). Cognate with Old High German mūhhōn (“to store, cache, plunder”), Middle High German muchen, mucken (“to hide, stash”), Middle English müchen, 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. ==== Alternative forms ==== mouch ==== Verb ==== mooch (third-person singular simple present mooches, present participle mooching, simple past and past participle mooched) (colloquial) (UK) To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others. Near-synonyms: loiter, roam To beg, cadge, or sponge; to exploit or take advantage of others for personal gain. Synonyms: leech; see also Thesaurus:scrounge (transitive, chiefly UK) To steal or filch. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:steal ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== mooch (plural mooches) (UK) An aimless stroll. One who mooches; a moocher. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:scrounger ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Determiner ==== mooch Pronunciation spelling of much === Etymology 3 === Clipping of Scaramucci. ==== Noun ==== mooch (plural mooches) (US politics, slang, humorous) Synonym of Scaramucci (“unit of time”). === Anagrams === chomo, choom