mosey
/ˈmoʊ.zi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "Haven't got time. I must mosey up to the North End to see a man who has got a lovely throat. Nobody can find out what is the matter. He has puzzled all the doctors."
- "We'll mosey along toward the river. Kinder take it easy an' drift the herd down slow so as to let the cattle put on flesh."
- "“Was he runnin‘?” “No, he’s just moseyin‘ along, so slow you can’t hardly tell it. He’s comin’ this way.”"
- "Daedalus, come down, like a good mosey. Breakfast is ready."
Etymology
Unknown. Originally attested in Southern US dialects. Suggested origins include: * Spanish vamos (compare vamoose) * British dialectal mosey about (“walk around at leisurely pace”) * an Algonquian term for "walk" (compare Ojibwe bimose (“she or he walks along”)) * proper name Mosey, pet form of Moses, in reference to the biblical Exodus which he led
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmoʊ.zi/
Usage
- American usage
- Intransitive verb
- British usage
Inflected Forms
moseys (present, singular)
moseying (participle, present)
moseyed (participle, past)
moseyed (past)
mosy (alternative)
mozey (alternative)
mozy (alternative)
more mosey (comparative)
most mosey (superlative)
mawsy (alternative)
moosy (alternative)
moozy (alternative)