Mooch (Verb)
Meaning
Ask for and get free; be a parasite.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- His friends began to get tired of him always trying to mooch a ride to the movies instead of just paying for his own transportation.
- She has a habit of mooching off her parents and never makes an effort to get a job.
- Her brother would often mooch food from her plate without even asking if she was done eating.
- After losing his job, he had to mooch off his brother until he could get back on his feet.
- Regulars at the coffee shop started to get annoyed with the guy who would mooch a coffee every morning by striking up a conversation with the owner.