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moochin

/ˈmʊxɪn/

moochin noun: a difficult or disagreeable person, especially a child.

Noun

moochin (plural moochins or moochin)

  1. (Wales, colloquial) A difficult or disagreeable person, especially a child.
    • Stop whining, moochin.
    • He sat down in the road. ‘I'm on a sledge,’ he said, ‘pull me, Patricia, pull me like an Eskimo.’ ‘Up you get, you moochin, or I'll take you home.’1940, D. Thomas, Portrait of Artist as Young Dog, page 58

Forms of moochin

pluralmoochins
pluralmoochin
alternative formmwchin

Origin of moochin

Alteration of Welsh mochyn (“pig, greedy or immoral person”). Of disputed origin.

Questions about moochin

What does moochin mean?
Moochin means a difficult or disagreeable person, especially a child.
What part of speech is moochin?
Moochin is a noun.
How do you pronounce moochin?
Moochin is pronounced /ˈmʊxɪn/.
What is the plural of moochin?
The plural of moochin is moochins.

Words near moochin in the dictionary

  1. moocher
  2. moochers
  3. mooches
  4. mooches off
  5. moochies
  6. moochin
  7. mooching
  8. mooching off
  9. moochings
  10. moochins
  11. moochulka

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