English Explanatory Dictionary

mosey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To set off, get going; to start a journey.
  2. To go off quickly: to hurry up.
  3. To amble; to walk or proceed in a leisurely manner.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈmoʊ.zi/ en-us-mosey.ogg

Word forms

mosey moseys moseying moseyed mosy mozey mozy

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

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