mopery

[ moh-puh-ree ]

noun

1. mopish behavior.
2. Slang. a violation of a minor or imaginary law or rule.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mopery¹

mope + -ery

Example Sentences

A bunch of them were sent there for offenses they’d never heard of: malingering, mopery, incorrigibility.

From The New Yorker

In 1960, he was arrested and charged with “mopery” for hanging out in a black-owned bar.

From Washington Times

One day he had stumbled while marching to class; the next day he was formally charged with “breaking ranks while in formation, felonious assault, indiscriminate behavior, mopery, high treason, provoking, being a smart guy, listening to classical music and so on.”

From Literature

If anyone proposes another match race between these two super horses,” wrote a reporter after the race, “henceforth, he will be tried in the morning for treason, mutiny, mopery and non compos mentis.'''’

From Literature