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mooch off

mooch off verb: to obtain (something) by taking advantage of the charity of (someone or something).

Verb

mooch off (third-person singular simple present mooches off, present participle mooching off, simple past and past participle mooched off)

  1. To obtain (something) by taking advantage of the charity of (someone or something).
    • No TV? No problem. You can log in with your (or, no shame if you're still mooching off your parents') cable provider at ABC.com or subscribe to Disney+ and Hulu.2023 November 6, Samantha Olson, “How to Watch the Taylor Swift-Themed Night on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 32”, in Cosmopolitan
  2. To wander off.

Forms of mooch off

third-person singular presentmooches off
present participlemooching off
past participlemooched off
pastmooched off

Questions about mooch off

What does mooch off mean?
Mooch off means to obtain (something) by taking advantage of the charity of (someone or something).
What part of speech is mooch off?
Mooch off is a verb.
What is the past tense of mooch off?
The past tense of mooch off is mooched off.

Words near mooch off in the dictionary

  1. moobs
  2. MOOC
  3. moocah
  4. mooch
  5. mooch ass grassy ass
  6. mooch off
  7. moocha
  8. moochalka
  9. moochalkas
  10. moochas
  11. mooched

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