mooched

Bummed without asking

Mooched is the past tense of mooch, meaning to get something by asking for it rather than paying or working for it: He mooched a cigarette off me.

The word implies habitual freeloading or aimless wandering: She mooched around the house all day.

A mooch is someone who regularly cadges things from others.

freeload

scrounge

Obtain through begging

  • cadgeObtain by begging
  • bumIdle vagrant
  • leechBlood-feeding aquatic worm

bludge · panhandle · borrow · impose · freeload · hitch · exploit · wheedle · finagle · scavenge

scrounger

sponger

One who mooches

cadger · bludger · hanger-on · deadbeat · parasite · taker · user · scrounger · layabout · loafer

wander

amble

Relaxed, slow gait

dawdle · loaf · drift · roam · idle · putter · laze · slouch · shamble · saunter

Opposites
reciprocity/exchange

moochedgave

Transferred possession freely

paid back · repaid · donated · contributed · gave back

effort/acquisition method

moochedearned

Gained by effort

purchased · bought · paid for · merited · deserved

Phrases
Family

mooch, mooching, moocher, mooches, moochers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G