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mosey

mo·sey
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [moh-zee]
    • /ˈmoʊ zi/
    • /ˈməʊ.zi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [moh-zee]
    • /ˈmoʊ zi/

Definitions of mosey word

  • verb without object mosey to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.). 1
  • verb without object mosey to leave quickly; decamp. 1
  • noun mosey Walk or move in a leisurely manner. 1
  • intransitive verb mosey stroll 1
  • verb mosey If you mosey somewhere, you go there slowly, often without any particular purpose. 0
  • verb mosey to walk in a leisurely manner; amble 0
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Origin of mosey

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1820-30; origin uncertain

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Parts of speech for Mosey

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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mosey popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for mosey

verb mosey

  • mope — to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood.
  • meander — to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley.
  • amble — When you amble, you walk slowly and in a relaxed manner.
  • ramble — to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
  • traipse — to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal: We traipsed all over town looking for a copy of the book.

noun mosey

  • wander — to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth.
All 16 Synonyms of mosey

Antonyms for mosey

verb mosey

  • hurry — to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
  • leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
  • rush — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
All 3 Antonyms of mosey

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Related words

  • perambulate

    to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
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