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English
Etymology
Alteration of Welsh mochyn (“pig, greedy or immoral person”). Of disputed origin.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈmʊxɪn/, /ˈmʊkɪn/
Noun
moochin (plural moochins or moochin)
- (Wales, colloquial) A difficult or disagreeable person, especially a child.
Stop whining, moochin.
1940, D. Thomas, Portrait of Artist as Young Dog, page 58:He sat down in the road. ‘I'm on a sledge,’ he said, ‘pull me, Patricia, pull me like an Eskimo.’ ‘Up you get, you moochin, or I'll take you home.’
Usage notes
Sometimes used as a scolding term of reproach.