• Mope

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -əʊp

    Origin

    Compare Danish måbe, German muffen.

    Full definition of mope

    Verb

    1. (intransitive) To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout
    2. (transitive) To make spiritless and stupid.

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    Noun

    mope

    (plural mopes)
    1. A dull, spiritless person.
    2. (pornography industry) A bottom feeder who "mopes" around a pornography studio hoping for his big break and often does bit parts in exchange for room and board and meager pay.
      • 2011: LA Weekly, documenting uses dating to the 1990sThe porn industry is many things. Subtle is not one of them. So when Porn Inc. went searching for a job title for people like Stephen Hill, the choice was "mope." It's based on the off-camera life of these fringe actors, hangers-on who mope around the studios hoping for a bit role, which if they're lucky might bring them $50 plus food — and the chance to have sex with a real, live woman.http://www.laweekly.com/2011-02-24/news/porn-machete-murder/

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