moochin

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Alteration of Welsh mochyn (“pig, greedy or immoral person”). Of disputed origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /ˈmʊxɪn/, /ˈmʊkɪn/

Noun[edit]

moochin (plural moochins or moochin)

  1. (Wales, colloquial) A difficult or disagreeable person, especially a child.
    Stop whining, moochin.
    • 1940, D. Thomas, Portrait of Artist as Young Dog, page 58:
      He sat down in the road. ‘I'm on a sledge,’ he said, ‘pull me, Patricia, pull me like an Eskimo.’ ‘Up you get, you moochin, or I'll take you home.’

Usage notes[edit]

Sometimes used as a scolding term of reproach.

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