mooch
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Meaning · English
Synonym of Scaramucci (“unit of time”).
Register: colloquial, humorous, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
If we take Scaramucci’s 10-day figure to be the standard of measurement — one “mooch” — then Pruitt survived an amazing 50.3 mooches, even while enduring more than a dozen scandals, any one of which would have doomed a lesser man.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “mooch” mean?
Synonym of Scaramucci (“unit of time”).
Is “mooch” formal or informal?
mooch is generally colloquial, humorous, slang.