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Mope vs Sulk - What's the difference?

mope | sulk |

Sulk is a synonym of mope.



As verbs the difference between mope and sulk

is that mope is to carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout while sulk is to express ill humor or offense by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.

As nouns the difference between mope and sulk

is that mope is a dull, spiritless person while sulk is a state of sulking.

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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    sulk

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a state of sulking.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to express ill humor or offense by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.
    • Synonyms
    * mope
    Related terms
    * sulkily * sulky

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena) sulcus.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A furrow.

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