Mooch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)

ask for and get free; be a parasite

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈuːtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈuːtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈuːtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈuːtʃ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cadger moocher sponge grub scrounger cadge bum

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
verb	ask for and get free; be a parasite

Word Forms

mooch	verb	ask for and get free; be a parasite
cadge	verb	obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
scrounge	verb	collect or look around for (food)
moocher	noun	someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
bum	noun	person who does no work
cadger	noun	someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
sponge	noun	a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
sponger	noun	a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

traîner

quelqu'un qui se moque ou se moque (essaye d'obtenir quelque chose de gratuit)

🇪🇸Spanish

vagar a

alguien que engaña o mendiga (intenta conseguir algo gratis)

🇮🇹Italian

scrocchiare

qualcuno che scrocca o scrocca (cerca di ottenere qualcosa gratis)

🇳🇱Dutch

loeien

iemand die loeit of giechelt (probeert iets gratis te krijgen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

vagabundo

alguém que rouba ou trapaceia (tenta conseguir algo de graça)

🇷🇺Russian

слоняться

тот, кто выпрашивает или выпрашивает (пытается получить что-то бесплатно)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असलाना

कोई व्यक्ति जो चुगली करता है या चिढ़ाता है (कुछ मुफ़्त पाने की कोशिश करता है)

🇧🇩Bengali

মুচ

কেউ যে মুচ করে বা ক্যাজেস (বিনামূল্যে কিছু পাওয়ার চেষ্টা করে)

🇮🇳Tamil

மூச்

மூச் அல்லது கேட்ஜ் செய்யும் ஒருவர் (இலவசமாக எதையாவது பெற முயற்சிக்கிறார்)

🇮🇳Telugu

మూచ్

మూచెస్ లేదా కేడ్జ్ చేసే వ్యక్తి (ఉచితంగా ఏదైనా పొందడానికి ప్రయత్నిస్తాడు)

🇮🇳Marathi

मूच

जो कोणी मूच करतो किंवा कॅज करतो (काहीतरी विनामूल्य मिळवण्याचा प्रयत्न करतो)

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂચ

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે મૂશ કરે છે અથવા કેજ કરે છે (કંઈક મફત મેળવવાનો પ્રયાસ કરે છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂಚ್

ಮೂಚ್ ಅಥವಾ ಕೇಡ್ಜ್ ಮಾಡುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ (ಉಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಪಡೆಯಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൂച്ച്

മൂച്ച് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കേഡ്ജ് ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരാൾ (സൗജന്യമായി എന്തെങ്കിലും നേടാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਚ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਮੂਕ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਕੈਜੇਜ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ (ਕੁਝ ਮੁਫਤ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

موچ

کوئی ایسا شخص جو موچ یا کیجز (مفت حاصل کرنے کی کوشش کرتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

莫奇

乞讨或乞讨的人（试图免费得到一些东西）

🇯🇵Japanese

ムーチ

ムーチングやカッジをする人（何かを無料で手に入れようとする）

🇰🇷Korean

멍청이

mooches 또는 cadges (무언가를 공짜로 얻으려고 노력하는 사람)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đi lang thang

ai đó lảng vảng hoặc lảng vảng (cố gắng để có được thứ gì đó miễn phí)

🇹🇭Thai

มูช

คนที่ mooches หรือ cadges (พยายามที่จะได้รับบางสิ่งบางอย่างฟรี)

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencuri

seseorang yang mooches atau cadges (mencoba mendapatkan sesuatu yang gratis)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تسكع

شخص يتذمر أو يتذمر (يحاول الحصول على شيء مجاني)

🇮🇷Persian

موچ

کسی که قفسه می زند (سعی می کند چیزی رایگان دریافت کند)

🇹🇷Turkish

aylaklık

Aylaklık eden veya yalvaran biri (bedava bir şey almaya çalışan)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשׁוֹטֵט

מישהו ששוחק או מזנק (מנסה להשיג משהו בחינם)

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