mooch off

verb

To obtain (something) by taking advantage of the charity of (someone or something).

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Meanings

verbmooch off (third-person singular simple present mooches off, present participle mooching off, simple past and past participle mooched off)

present singular third person mooches off · participle present mooching off · participle past mooched off · past mooched off

  1. To obtain (something) by taking advantage of the charity of (someone or something).

    No TV? No problem. You can log in with your (or, no shame if you're still mooching off your parents') cable provider at ABC.com or subscribe to Disney+ and Hulu.

    2023 November 6, Samantha Olson, “How to Watch the Taylor Swift-Themed Night on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 32”, in Cosmopolitan
  2. To wander off.
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APA

mooch off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mooch%20off

MLA

“mooch off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mooch%20off. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mooch off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mooch%20off.

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