mopy
/ˈmɒpi/
mopy is the alternative spelling of mopey.
Meaning of mopey
Adjective
mopey (comparative mopier, superlative mopiest)
- Given to moping; in a depressed condition, low in spirits; lackadaisical.
- [T]hat is partly owing . . . to young Alexis having been desultory and mopy of late—not taking the interest in his music he did.1888, Charlotte M. Yonge, chapter 14, in Beechcroft at Rockstone
Verb
mopy (third-person singular simple present mopies, present participle mopying, simple past and past participle mopied)
- To print more than one copy of a document using a computer printer rather than printing one original and copying it with a separate machine.
- Mopy is a term HP [Hewlett-Packard] has coined to talk about a new paradigm to address the current printing/coping^([sic]) trend. Mopying is a term describing the process of creating multiple original prints, or "mopies" on a laser printer.1996 November 11, Noor Amal, “Why copy when you can mopy”, in New Straits Times, page 18
- […] "mopying" - making a document and copying it many times - had become common.2001 November 17, Robert Uhlig, “Boom in email puts paper use up by 40pc”, in Telegraph
Noun
mopy (plural mopies)
- One of the multiple original copies printed from a single original.
- Some people value the crisp appearance of mopies or find it time- consuming to operate both printers and copiers.1998, Computer Systems Series: Peripherals, page 22
- Hewlett-Packard says that the LaserJet was also the first printer that could print multiple original documents (now known as mopies), and was the first personal laser printer to hit the 1,200-dpi resolution barrier.1999, Publish!: The How-to Magazine of Desktop Publishing
Forms of mopy
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | mopier |
| superlative | mopiest |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | mopies |
| present participle | mopying |
| past participle | mopied |
| past | mopied |
| Noun | |
| plural | mopies |
Origin of mopy
Blend of MOP + copy, acronym of "multiple original prints".
Words formed from mopy
Words that rhyme with mopy
Questions about mopy
- What does mopy mean?
- Mopy means to print more than one copy of a document using a computer printer rather than printing one original and copying it with a separate machine.
- What is mopy the alternative spelling of?
- Mopy is the alternative spelling of mopey.
- What part of speech is mopy?
- Mopy can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce mopy?
- Mopy is pronounced /ˈmɒpi/.
- What is the past tense of mopy?
- The past tense of mopy is mopied.
Words near mopy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mopy (page history and authors); mopey (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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