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

Jerry Jones, the owner, president and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys, moseyed out to join Goodell and go off script with some self-mythologizing and something about being happy to have met Rupert Murdoch. —Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025

Once the press conference seemingly got back on track, the theater's bull moseyed across the plaza. —Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025

Compared with the calm and yet urgent competence of The Pitt, Pulse’s medical professionals stroll through a hospital full of glamour lighting, moseying calmly from one trauma to the next. —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025

The inspector counted another eight flies and two roaches moseying on the floor under a condiment storage rack. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 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