Mooching

moocher When we went to school, if anyone cut out going for a day (played hookey), we used to call it mooching and we called the person who mooched a "moocher". Everyone I knew used this term. Then Jim King and his family moved in here. The other night his sister happened to say that once...

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Summary:moocher When we went to school, if anyone cut out going for a day (played hookey), we used to call it mooching and we called the person who mooched a "moocher". Everyone I knew used this term. Then Jim King and his family moved in here. The other night his sister happened to say that once she used the term and nobody knew what she was talking about - in here they call it "pipping off". DNE-cit Used I Not used used I