mosey

verb

mo·​sey ˈmō-zē 

moseyed; moseying

intransitive verb

1

: to hurry away

2

: to move in a leisurely or aimless manner : saunter

moseyed around the general store

—Eric Sevareid

Examples of mosey in a Sentence

He moseyed up to the bar.

Recent Examples on the Web

Six of his friends moseyed about a dry storage floor in the room with some kitchen separation. —David J. Neal august 1, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025

Last year, Willie and Family even moseyed on over to New Jersey. —Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

There’s a place where both of those come together as one; where green fairways mosey up against beautiful cranberry bogs; where farmers do their thing for the good of that crop right next to golfers focusing on working toward their best round. —Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025

To get to surf contests, fans can mosey down the trails, walk up or down the shoreline or even watch from a boat. —Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 19 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing mosey

• mosey along

Rhymes for mosey

• cosy
• cozy
• josie
• nosey
• nosy
• rosy
• pharmacognosy