Steve Easterbrook

Me and my mate used to go across the park, jump on the Met line to get the Tube into Harrow. There was a sports shop we always used to go into, and there was a McDonald's. We used to go off with three or four quid in our pocket. That would cover our train fare, mooching around Harrow, and going to McDonald's.

British Businessman

Mark McKinnon

Consumers can choose from hundreds of channels today, including dozens for kids. At a time of dwindling resources, we don't need to be subsidizing PBS. It's time for Big Bird the mooch to compete with 'Dora the Explorer' and 'Bob the Builder.

American Businessman

Sean Parker

I lived on couches for something like six months. I had no home. I was totally broke. I would stay at a friend's house for two weeks, then move because I didn't want to become this permanent mooch.

Kris Marshall

I'm quite a deadbeat person. I like to mooch around and go on walks and laze.

English Actor

Using 'mooch' often implies that the behavior is unwelcome or annoying.

Negative Connotation

Best used in casual conversations, 'mooch' might be too informal for professional settings.

Casual Context

Implies relying heavily on someone else for resources or help.

Dependent Situation

'Mooch' implies an aimless or idling behavior without a specific purpose.

Lack of Direction

It suggests the person is being lazy or not productive on purpose.

Conveys Laziness

This meaning of 'mooch' is also casual, not suitable for formal contexts.

Informal Usage

 kind of just coming out of cub hood almost all the normal very protective stages where they're still hanging about by the den all the time and this is kind of why pretties comes out at the moment because they're mooching about all over

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 in people's buildings. This tripled participation. Why? Well, we all know people care deeply about what others think of them, that we try to be seen as generous and kind, and we try to avoid being seen as selfish or a mooch.