[muːtʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- wander in a casual or listless manner
(e.g: we went for a drive to Chatswood and mooched around the shopping centre there for a bit)

- ask for or obtain (something) without paying for it
(e.g: a bunch of your friends will show up, mooching food)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘to hoard’): probably from Old French muchier (Anglo-Norman muscher) ‘hide, skulk’: compare with mitch. Current senses date from the mid 19th century

[muːtʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a period of wandering in a casual or listless manner
(e.g: I'm going for a mooch around to see what I can find)

- a beggar or scrounger


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘to hoard’): probably from Old French muchier (Anglo-Norman muscher) ‘hide, skulk’: compare with mitch. Current senses date from the mid 19th century