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Mope vs Moue - What's the difference?

mope | moue |

As nouns the difference between mope and moue

is that mope is a dull, spiritless person while moue is a pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness.

As a verb mope

is to carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout.

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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    moue

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness.
  • * 1913 , Jack London, The Valley of the Moon :
    • She glanced aside to the rim of the looking-glass where his photograph was wedged, shuddered, and made a moue of distaste.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1960 , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter VIII , passage=She made what I believe, though I wouldn't swear to it, is called a moue . Putting the lips together and shoving them out, if you know what I mean. The impression I got was that she was disappointed in Bertram, having expected better things [...].}}
  • * 2011 , Hadley Freeman, The Guardian , 2 Feb 2011:
    • Why do you wear European clothes?" fumed Oscar de la Renta with a moue of disapproval and stamp of his bejewelled foot (probably).

    Usage notes

    Often used in the phrase “make a moue ”, influenced by French “faire la ”, meaning “to pout”.

    External links

    * “ moue”, April 04, 2009 Word of the Day, Merriam-Webster ----