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Definition of mosey verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mosey

verb
 
/ˈməʊzi/
 
/ˈməʊzi/
[intransitive] (informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they mosey
 
/ˈməʊzi/
 
/ˈməʊzi/
he / she / it moseys
 
/ˈməʊziz/
 
/ˈməʊziz/
past simple moseyed
 
/ˈməʊzid/
 
/ˈməʊzid/
past participle moseyed
 
/ˈməʊzid/
 
/ˈməʊzid/
-ing form moseying
 
/ˈməʊziɪŋ/
 
/ˈməʊziɪŋ/
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  1. + adv./prep. to go in a particular direction slowly and with no definite purpose
    • He moseyed on over to the bar.
    • I was moseying along the street, minding my own business.
    Word Originearly 19th cent. (originally US): of unknown origin. The original sense was ‘go away quickly’.
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