[mope] vi moped ; mop.ing [prob. fr. obs. mop, mope fool] (1568) 1 archaic: to act in a dazed or stupid manner
2: to give oneself up to brooding: become listless or dejected
3: to move slowly or aimlessly: dawdle -- mop.er n -- mop.ey adj
[2]mope n (1693) 1: one that mopes
2. pl: blues 1