Mope — (pronounced mo peh ) is also a local name for the Yellow Mombin (Spondias mombin) Mope Single by Bloodhound Gang from the album Hooray for Boobies … Wikipedia
mope — [məup US moup] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from mop, mope [i] stupid person (14 16 centuries)] to feel sorry for yourself, without making any effort to do anything or be more happy ▪ Don t lie there moping on a lovely morning like this!… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Mope — Mope, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Moping}.] [Cf. D. moppen to pout, Prov. G. muffen to sulk.] To be dull and spiritless; to spend time doing little; as, to mope around the house. Moping melancholy. Milton. [1913 Webster] A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
MOPE — may refer to:* Ministry of Population and Environment, a government ministry in Nepal. [http://www.mope.gov.np] * Most Oppressed People Ever , a derogatory term used in political discourse in Northern Ireland. It is used to refer to those in both … Wikipedia
mope — [ moup ] verb intransitive to feel bored or unhappy and show no interest in doing anything: Do you plan to sit and mope all day? ,mope a round intransitive or transitive to spend time somewhere with no particular purpose, feeling bored or unhappy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Mope — Mope, v. t. To make spiritless and stupid. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mope — Mope, n. A dull, spiritless person. Burton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mope — [mōp] vi. moped, moping [akin to MDu mopen, Swed dial. mopa < IE base * mu , echoic of sound made with tightly closed lips > MUTTER, L mutus] to be gloomy, dull, apathetic, and dispirited vt. 1. to make gloomy, dull, etc.: used reflexively… … English World dictionary
mope — index brood Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
mope — [v] pout, be dejected ache, be apathetic, be down in the mouth*, be gloomy, be in a funk*, bleed*, brood, chafe, despair, despond, droop, eat one’s heart out, fret, grieve, grumble, grump, idle, lament, languish, lose heart, moon, pine, pine… … New thesaurus