Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moochin

/ˈmʊxɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: moochin
IPA: /ˈmʊxɪn/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A difficult or disagreeable person, especially a child.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Stop whining, moochin."
"He sat down in the road. ‘I'm on a sledge,’ he said, ‘pull me, Patricia, pull me like an Eskimo.’ ‘Up you get, you moochin, or I'll take you home.’"

Etymology

Alteration of Welsh mochyn (“pig, greedy or immoral person”). Of disputed origin.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

moochins (plural) mwchin (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce moochin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʊxɪn/.
What does moochin mean?: A difficult or disagreeable person, especially a child.
Where does moochin come from?: Alteration of Welsh mochyn (“pig, greedy or immoral person”). Of disputed origin.

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