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mope.

To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/məʊp/UK/moʊp/General-American

  1. To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk.

    intransitive

  2. To make spiritless and stupid.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Late Middle English (as a noun meaning "simpleton, fool"), probably related to mop (“young of an animal, moppet”). Alternatively, of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish mopa (“to sulk”), Danish måbe, themselves borrowed from Low German mopen (“to make faces, gape”), of uncertain ultimate origin, but compare Proto-West Germanic *mauwu (“protruding lip, pout”). Compare also German muffen, French moue.

noun/məʊp/UK/moʊp/General-American

  1. The act of moping

    When she gets upset, she has a little mope, and then gets over it.

  2. A dull, spiritless person.

    archaic

  3. 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.

Where this word comes from

Late Middle English (as a noun meaning "simpleton, fool"), probably related to mop (“young of an animal, moppet”). Alternatively, of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish mopa (“to sulk”), Danish måbe, themselves borrowed from Low German mopen (“to make faces, gape”), of uncertain ultimate origin, but compare Proto-West Germanic *mauwu (“protruding lip, pout”). Compare also German muffen, French moue.

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