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mopery

American  
[moh-puh-ree] / ˈmoʊ pə ri /

noun

  1. mopish behavior.

  2. Slang. a violation of a minor or imaginary law or rule.

Etymology

Origin of mopery

mope + -ery

Example Sentences

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

From The New Yorker • Mar. 25, 2019

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 "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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