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Verb: mope  mowp
  1. Move around listlessly and aimlessly, especially when unhappy or dejected
    "He moped around the house all day after losing his job";
    - mope around
     
  2. Be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed
    "The teenager moped in his room after the breakup";
    - moon around, moon about [informal]
Noun: mope  mowp
  1. Someone who wastes time
    "The project manager grew frustrated with the mope who consistently missed deadlines";
    - dallier, dillydallier, dilly-dallier, lounger

Derived forms: mopes, moped, moping

Type of: bum [N. Amer, informal], deadbeat [informal], do-nothing [informal], experience, feel, idler, layabout [informal], loafer, move, shirker [informal], slacker [informal]

Encyclopedia: Mope