1. [N. Amer, informal] Ask for and get free; be a parasite
   "He always tries to mooch cigarettes off his coworkers";
   - bum [informal], cadge [informal], grub [informal], sponge [informal], bludge [Austral, NZ, informal], sponge off [informal]
    
2. [Brit, informal] Spend time in one place doing little or wasting time
   "The high school students like to mooch in the Central Square";
   - loiter, lounge, footle [informal], lollygag [N. Amer, informal], loaf [informal], lallygag [N. Amer, informal], hang around, mess about [informal], tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around, dillydally [informal], dilly-dally [informal]

1. Someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
   "The mooch always conveniently forgot his wallet at dinner";
   - moocher, cadger, scrounger, bludger [Austral, NZ, informal]

Derived forms: mooched, mooches, mooching

Type of: beggar, mendicant, obtain, wait

Encyclopedia: Mooch