mope

mope

intransitive verb

moped, mop′ing

to be gloomy, dull, apathetic, and dispirited

Origin of mope

akin to Middle Dutch mopen, Swedish dialect, dialectal mopa from Indo-European base an unverified form mu-, echoic of sound made with tightly closed lips from source mutter, Classical Latin mutus

to make gloomy, dull, etc.: used reflexively and in the passive
to pass in gloom, dullness, etc.: with away

a person who mopes or is inclined to mope
[pl.] low spirits: with the

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mope

intransitive verb

moped, mop·ing, mopes

To think gloomily and persistently about something; be dejected. See Synonyms at brood.
To move in a listless or aimless manner, especially from being sad or depressed: moped about the house all summer.

noun

A person given to gloomy or dejected moods.
mopes Low spirits; the blues. Often used with the.

Origin of mope

Origin unknown

Related Forms:

mop′er
noun

mop′ish mop′ey
adjective

mop′ish·ly
adverb

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present mopes, present participle moping, simple past and past participle moped)

(intransitive) To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout
To make spiritless and stupid.

Noun

(plural mopes)

A dull, spiritless person.
(pornography industry) 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.

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