mosey
pronunciation
How to pronounce mosey in British English:
UK [ˈməʊzi]
How to pronounce mosey in American English:
US [ˈmoʊzi]
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- Verb:
- walk leisurely
Word Origin
- mosey (v.)
- 1829, American English slang, of unknown origin, perhaps related to British dialectal mose about "go around in a dull, stupid way." Or perhaps from Spanish vamos (see vamoose). Related: Moseyed; moseying.
Example
- 1. Why don 't you mosey round to my place ?
- 2. I 've just had a mosey round the garden .
- 3. I wanted to watch him mosey .
- 4. I 'll just mosey on down to the beach for a while .
- 5. I think I 'll mosey down to the shops .