Mooch (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- He was always a mooch, never wanting to pay for his own drinks or meals when out with friends.
- Her cousin was known to be a mooch, constantly borrowing money from relatives without ever repaying it.
- After meeting the mooch at the party, he was put off by the way the man tried to scrounge free food and drinks from everyone he met.
- She had enough of her mooch roommate always eating her food and using her phone minutes without ever contributing anything.
- The mooch at the office was infamous for always asking to borrow pens, paper clips, and other supplies without ever returning them.