mooches

Bums off others

Mooches is the third-person singular of mooch, meaning to get something by begging or taking advantage of others' generosity: He mooches cigarettes off coworkers.

A mooch is someone who habitually does this.

To mooch around is to wander aimlessly or loiter: She mooched around the house all afternoon.

freeload

sponge

Absorbent cleaning material

scroungeObtain through begging
cadgeObtain by begging
leechBlood-feeding aquatic worm

bum · panhandle · bludger · schnorrer · hanger-on · freeloader · deadbeat · sponger · scrounger · taker

beg

plead

Ask urgently or formally

imploreUrge with desperation
solicitRequest with persistence
entreatPlead urgently with someone

beseech · appeal · petition · ask · request · wheedle · coax · hustle · beg · hit up

loiter

loaf

Baked bread shape

idleWithout activity or purpose
lazePass time idly
dawdleLinger without purpose

slouch · loll · lounge · drift · wander · skulk · lurk · hang around · mill about · amble

Opposites

resource acquisition method

moochesearns

Acquires through effort

buys · works · purchases · pays · labors

economic behavior/character

moochesgives

Transfers possession freely

donates · provides · shares · contributes · treats

self-sufficiency

moochesfends for oneself

Provides for yourself independently

pulls one's own weight · bootstraps

Phrases

mooching offExploiting others' generosity
mooch offHabitually take advantage
mooched offTook without reciprocating
mooches offHabitually takes from others

Family

mooch, mooching, moocher, mooched, moochers

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