/ məʊp; NAmE moʊp/ verb
[ v ] to spend your time doing nothing and feeling sorry for yourself
SYN brood :
Moping won't do any good!
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PHRASAL VERBS
- mope about / around ( ... )
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (the early noun sense being fool or simpleton ): perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish dialect mopa to sulk.