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What (who) is mooch around - definition
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Mooching; Mooch (disambiguation); Mooche
mooch around
see mooch
mooch
v. (slang) (AE)
1) (D; tr.) ('to beg for') to mooch from (he mooched a cigarette from me)
2) (d; intr.) ('to sponge') to mooch off of, on (to mooch on one's friends)
mooch
informal
¦ verb
1. (mooch about/around) Brit. loiter in a bored or listless manner.
2. N. Amer. ask for or obtain (something) without paying for it.
¦ noun
1. Brit. an instance of mooching about.
2. N. Amer. a beggar or scrounger.
Derivatives
moocher noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'to hoard'): prob. from Anglo-Norman Fr. muscher 'hide, skulk'.
Examples of use of mooch around
1. I was instructed to spend the day as a tourist in my own city, mooch around the Trocadero, queue for Madame Tussauds, and feast on Garfunkelss salad bar.