mosey

Meaning

1. To set off, get going; to start a journey.
2. To go off quickly: to hurry up.
3. To amble; to walk or proceed in a leisurely manner.

Synonyms

amble

walk

🚶

ramble

drift

saunter

wander

stroll

hone

lag

linger

loaf

lounge

outing

perambulate

perambulation

potter

prowl

range

roam

rove

shamble

tootle

traipse

tramp

travel

traverse

trek

turn

whet

kick about

kick around

airing

bummel

creep

cruise

dawdle

decamp

dilly-dally

drag one’s feet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmoʊ.zi/

Etymology

Unknown. Originally attested in Southern US dialects. Suggested origins include:
* Spanish vamos (compare vamoose)
* British dialectal mose about (“walk around stupidly”)
* an Algonquian term for "walk" (compare Ojibwe bimose (“she or he walks along”))