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Mope vs Mopping - What's the difference?

mope | mopping |

As verbs the difference between mope and mopping

is that mope is to carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout while mopping is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between mope and mopping

is that mope is a dull, spiritless person while mopping is an application of molten asphalt to a roof etc.

mope

English

Verb

(mop)
  • To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout
  • To make spiritless and stupid.

    • Derived terms

    * moper * mopery

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dull, spiritless person.
    • (Burton)
  • (pornography industry) A bottom feeder who "mopes" around a pornography studio hoping for his big break and often does bit parts in exchange for room and board and meager pay.
  • * 2011 : LA Weekly , documenting uses dating to the 1990s
    • The porn industry is many things. Subtle is not one of them. So when Porn Inc. went searching for a job title for people like Stephen Hill, the choice was "mope ." It's based on the off-camera life of these fringe actors, hangers-on who mope around the studios hoping for a bit role, which if they're lucky might bring them $50 plus food — and the chance to have sex with a real, live woman. [http://www.laweekly.com/2011-02-24/news/porn-machete-murder/]

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    mopping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An application of molten asphalt to a roof etc.

    • See also

    * hot-mop