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mope(2)(dictionary)
mope(dictionary)

mope(1) (iou)



mope noun. M16.
[Perh. of Scandinavian origin (cf. Old Swedish mopa befool, Swedish dial. mopa sulk, Danish maabe be stupid or unconscious). In senses 2, 3 from the verb. Cf. MOP noun1.]
A fool, a simpleton. M16.
A person who mopes. L17.
In pl. Depression of spirits. Usu. the mopes. E19.