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mopus

/ˈməʊpəs/

mopus noun: a dull, spiritless, idle person.

Noun

mopus (countable and uncountable, plural mopuses or mopusses)

  1. (obsolete) A dull, spiritless, idle person.
    • I'm grown a mere mopus; no company comes[…]1729, Jonathan Swift, The Grand Question Debated of Hamilton's Bawn
    Synonyms:
    mope, drone
  2. (slang) Money.

Synonyms of mopus

Forms of mopus

pluralmopuses
pluralmopusses

Words that rhyme with mopus

Questions about mopus

What does mopus mean?
Mopus means a dull, spiritless, idle person.
What part of speech is mopus?
Mopus is a noun.
How do you pronounce mopus?
Mopus is pronounced /ˈməʊpəs/.
What is the plural of mopus?
The plural of mopus is mopuses.

Words near mopus in the dictionary

  1. moptop
  2. moptops
  3. mopungite
  4. mopup
  5. mopups
  6. mopus
  7. mopuses
  8. mopusses
  9. mopwater
  10. mopy
  11. mopying

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