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mopery en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmoʊ.p(ə.)ɹi/ (General-American)
  • mō′pə-rē
  • /ˈməʊ.p(ə.)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From mope + -ery, from mope (“to wander aimlessly”).

Meanings

  1. (US, uncountable) An imaginary or trivial legal offense.

Deriveds

mopery with intent to creep · mopery with intent to gawk