Mooch | Mean of mooch in English Dictionary

/ˈmuːtʃ/

• Verb
• to ask for and get things from other people without paying for them or doing anything for them
1. He's always mooching [=bumming] cigarettes.
2. She's been mooching money off everyone she knows.
3. He's always mooching off his friends.
4. He mooched off his parents for a few years [=he lived with his parents and didn't do any work] and then found a job and moved to the city.
• to walk around with no particular purpose
1. I've just been mooching about all afternoon.
2. We mooched around at some antique stores and then went to a café.