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As a teenager I went all Goth, but I wasn't mopey enough. I would pretend to be, but I'd end up making people laugh.
Melissa McCarthy

Meaning of "mopey" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOPEY

mopey  [ˈməʊpɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOPEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mopey is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MOPEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mopey in the English dictionary

The definition of mopey in the dictionary is dejected, gloomy. Other definition of mopey is aimless, idle.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOPEY


atopy
ˈætəʊpɪ
dopey
ˈdəʊpɪ
dopy
ˈdəʊpɪ
Hopi
ˈhəʊpɪ
mopy
ˈməʊpɪ
phototropy
ˌfəʊtəʊˈtrəʊpɪ
pleiotropy
ˈplaɪəʊˌtrəʊpɪ
presbyopy
ˈprɛzbɪˌəʊpɪ
ropey
ˈrəʊpɪ
ropy
ˈrəʊpɪ
Sinope
səˈnəʊpɪ
slopy
ˈsləʊpɪ
soapie
ˈsəʊpɪ
soapy
ˈsəʊpɪ
topi
ˈtəʊpɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOPEY

mop-up
mopane
mopani
mopani worm
mopboard
mope
moped
moper
mopery
mopes
mophead
mopiness
mopingly
mopish
mopishness
mopoke
mopped
mopper
moppet
mopping

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOPEY

Alleppey
crepey
drapey
gilpey
grapey
gripey
Isle of Sheppey
Pompey
Queenborough in Sheppey
Sheppey
Spey
strathspey
swipey
tripey

Synonyms and antonyms of mopey in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mopey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOPEY

Find out the translation of mopey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mopey from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mopey» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

mopey
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mopey
570 millions of speakers

English

mopey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mopey
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mopey
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

mopey
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mopey
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mopey
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mopey
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mopey
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mopey
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

塞ぎ込んだ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에디 머피
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mopey
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mopey
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mopey
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोपे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mopey
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mopey
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mopey
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

mopey
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abătut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mopey
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mopey
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mopey
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mopey
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mopey

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOPEY»

The term «mopey» is regularly used and occupies the 72.987 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOPEY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mopey

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QUOTES WITH «MOPEY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mopey.
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Melissa McCarthy
As a teenager I went all Goth, but I wasn't mopey enough. I would pretend to be, but I'd end up making people laugh.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOPEY»

Discover the use of mopey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mopey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mopey Dick: Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind
In "Mopey Dick" the author battles cell phones, chin exercisers, snoring dogs, out of control dandelions, ear buds, vacuum cleaners, leg cramps and security passwords.
Dick Wolfsie, 2011
2
The Adventures of Mopey Bear and His Two Brothers
Mopey Bear awakens to find it snowing, and begins to think of a fun thing he and his two brothers can do.
Joyce A. Mckissick Weaver, 2009
3
Trail Angels and Devils
Mopey gave it to me as a Christmas present.” At the end of his last sentence, Captain couldn't tell for certain, but it actually appeared that Randolph bit his lower lip as he looked away and said, hurriedly, “I'm sorry, Mr. Quillsby, but I have an ...
Terry Larson
4
BFF Breakup
“Why are you so mopey today?” Susanna asked while I waited for her at her locker before lunch. “I'm not mopey,” I said. That morning, I'd noticed a picture hanging in the hall near the front door. It was of Mom and Dad from when I was little.
Taylor Morris, 2011
5
Before the Bell Rings
Mopey. Myrtle. It's easy to get caught up with the complaints of other teachers. You find yourself standing together during hall duty, sitting together during lunch, or traveling together to a workshop; and before you know it, the conversation turns ...
Vicki Caruana, 2006
6
Better Than Running at Night
Next came a mopey guy with hunched shoulders and dragging feet. He carried a bag of Dunkin' Donuts and walked as if he was being towed by a rope attached to his collar. His head was covered with a miserable attempt to grow dirty blond ...
Hillary Frank, 2002
7
Attitude of Gratitude:
Mopey Mole wasn't making any progress at all. He had hoped to dig his way up inside the tree trunk to the nest and found out quickly that wasn't possible. Next Mopey Mole tried climbing but slid down to the grass below. “Go back where you  ...
Holly Switzer, 2013
8
Assembling My Father: A Daughter's Detective Story
Subject: All the Way to the Jail, Boys From: Stephan Klein To: Anna Cypra Olive r - Skoven Date : 26 Feb 96 10:13 a.m. I'll look for mopey music for you. What is mopey music? Are blues mopey? I think Jack o' Diamonds is mopey. It goes, you  ...
Anna Cypra Oliver, 2006
9
Get Psyched!
The city starts a landfill next to Psychey and Mopey's house. Mopey won't stop whining about it. Psychey just plays “Old-timey prospector” by digging holes with a stick. “Stay away from me gold! Ha! Ha!” says Psychey. Psychey and Mopey's ...
Rob Lathan, Will Hines, 2010
10
How to Write Fast Under Pressure
of. Mopey. Moe. and. Speedy. Didi. Meet Mopey Moe, a sad sack who has just gotten a job on the strength of his technical skills at WeCanDoIt Enterprises, a growing business. He knows how to talk the talk of his 7 DASH—Getting to the Task.
Philip VASSALLO, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOPEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mopey is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The siren song of summers past
In a battle of the ages — a 6-year-old and her 60-year-older dad— I didn't want to cross the finish line as some mopey old fogey drenched in ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
2
The 9 People You'll Date, According To Simone De Beauvoir
This is the mopey, apathetic guy/girl who can stand in front of the Golden Gate Bridge and remain unimpressed. Risk Factor: Low. You'll spot ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Is Zack Snyder's Superman too dark?
... who once stood for hope and was a beacon of light transform into a mopey, brooding sod! This understandably left a bitter taste in the mouths ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
4
True Detective: What's up with Ray's vanishing moustache, and 7 …
Will Frank Semyon (Vince Vaughn) finally escape his life of mopey mobster-dom? Why did Ray Velcoro (Colin Farrell) shave off that ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
5
Each player in Summer League has their own story
2 pick in 2015 Draft). A mopey group of Lakers ended Summer League play on Friday. Julius Randle, trying to knock off almost a year's rust ... «NBA.com, Jul 15»
6
'Slow West' is a beautiful and startling Western
No Way Jose (2015, Sony, R, $27) Maybe if Jose Stern (writer/director Adam Goldberg) weren't so mopey, it would be easier to sympathize with ... «Cherry Hill Courier Post, Jul 15»
7
Touch of the Fumbles
So it's time to take a leaf from the book of the mopey dude in Love Actually when he realizes he probably should stop hankering for his best ... «InDaily, Jul 15»
8
The Han Solo movie proves that prequels are the worst
... you don't really want to see Han Solo as a money-grubbing pirate, not any more than you wanted to see Anakin Skywalker as a mopey kid. «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
9
Film review: Self/less is slick but not memorable
Immortality is rarely given a positive spin in Hollywood – from mopey vampires to haunted Wolverines, it appears living forever ain't all it's ... «City A.M., Jul 15»
10
'Sadness can be your friend,' says Pixar star Amy Poehler
During the course of the movie, Poehler's relentlessly upbeat character is forced to team up with Sadness, a predictably mopey emotion who ... «CNET, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mopey [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mopey>. May 2024 ».
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