Meaning & use
Mopes
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Moves about or behaves in a listless, gloomy, self-pitying manner.
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He mopes around the house whenever his team loses.
She mopes at her desk, staring blankly out the window.
A note on using this word
Often paired with "around" or "about," as in "moping around," to emphasize aimless gloominess.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
In police slang, a petty criminal or informant.
The detective referred to the informant as one of his mopes.
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