as in to saunter
US, informal
to walk or move in a slow and relaxed way
I think I'll mosey on over to the post office and see if the mail has come in yet. He moseyed up to the bar.
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Recent Examples of mosey
The Kings, or some iteration thereof, had their passports out to mosey through Canadian customs ahead of a back-to-back set.
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Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Be sure to mosey up to the bar and order their signature Woodland Punch made with Southern Comfort.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
Cue that John Williams theme because dinosaurs are moseying across your screens again.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Many of the students moseyed over to Torero Stadium to take in USD’s 2025 football season opener against Cal Poly.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Be sure to mosey up to the bar and order their signature Woodland Punch made with Southern Comfort.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
Cue that John Williams theme because dinosaurs are moseying across your screens again.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Many of the students moseyed over to Torero Stadium to take in USD’s 2025 football season opener against Cal Poly.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mosey
Verb
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An older Black woman saunters down Western, low and slow, holding a watermelon and mango cup in one hand and her cane in the other.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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No need to saunter over with skills already.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Dinner at the waterfront Red Inn or Sal’s Place neatly closes the loop on a day spent strolling this thoroughfare.—
Cameron Sperance,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
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Folks stop in after strolling the RiverWalk or a bike ride along the Beerline Trail for fresh coffee, hot Rishi tea and super smart vegetarian and vegan spins on traditional brunch favorites.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Reynolds was dressed in a safari hat, as if prepared to wrangle any animal that happened to wander in off the Santa Monica Freeway.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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While the other males in the Willowbank Wildlife Reserve’s Kea group spend lots of time squabbling and making threat displays, Bruce is free to wander the aviary and monopolize feeding stations and prime perches, the study reports.—
Elizabeth Anne Brown,
Scientific American,
20 Apr. 2026
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After stabbing Smith, the woman walked east on Eastern Parkway to the Sutter Ave.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Lambert finished with a two-hitter, striking out eight, walking three and hitting one batter.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Messi, the master, strode to center stage, as if on cue.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Isaac Paredes, mired in an early slump, strode to the plate hitless in his last 18 at-bats.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Mosey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mosey. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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