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Mop·er·y

/ˈmōp(ə)rē/

noun
- 1. the action of committing a minor or petty offense such as loitering: informal US "we got guys doing stretches for passing bad checks and aggravated mopery"
- 2. feelings of apathy and dejection: rare "all that mopery and “Ooooh, it's so hard and lonely at the top”"
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English term for a minor offense
Mopery is a vague, informal name for minor offenses. The word is based on the verb to mope, which originally meant "to wander aimlessly"; it only later acquired the sense "to be bored and depressed". The word mope appears to have first been used in the 16th century, and appears in William Shakespeare's works. It has occasionally been put into use by police as a charge to bring when no other legiti... Wikipedia
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