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to mouch

to mouch

9.9
To ask for or take something without paying, for example food
  • verb
  • /maʊtʃ/
  • UK
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  • She would often mouch snacks from her coworkers instead of bringing her own lunch.

Examples

  • It's not polite to mouch money from people at every opportunity.

  • He tried to mouch a cigarette from his friend during the break.

  • Don't mouch off me!

  • Can you stop mouching my food?

  • He often tries to mouch snacks from his friends when they go out together.

  • It's not fair to mouch drinks at parties without offering to bring something in return.

  • She tends to mouch extra food from the cafeteria instead of buying her own lunch.

Synonyms

to mooch
vsto mouch
  • Informal
12 8.5

To ask others for food, money, or help and not pay for it

has identical meaning but is spelled differently
to freeload
vsto mouch
  • Informal
6 7.5

To get food, a place to stay, or other help without giving anything in return

may involve asking or taking rather than only taking without asking
to mooch off
vsto mouch
  • Informal
5 8.6

To get food, money, or help from someone without paying

takes or asks without stressing reliance on generosity

Antonyms

to give
∞ 1.0

To hand something to someone, for example a present

to pay
∞ 1.0

To give money for something you buy or owe

How Needy

to freeload
  • Informal
6 7.5
to scrounge
  • Informal
4 7.0
to mouch
  • UK
9.9
to beg
153 1.0
to ask
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

mouch infinitive
mouched past
mouched past participle
mouching present participle
mouches third person singular

Etymology

Mouch can also mean to ask for or take something without paying, and it is like the common verb mooch, as in 'to mooch a cigarette'. A helpful way to remember this is to think of someone quietly asking for a free snack or cigarette, which is why mouch means to take or ask for things without paying.