Tom is always mooching off of us.
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Mooching
Synonyms for "mooching" (30 found)
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14 entriesbehaviorbehavioral descriptordescriptive termevaluative termfreeloadinginterpersonal behaviorobtainpatternpejorative descriptorpersonphenomenonpracticesocial behaviorsocial role
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10 entriesbeggingfree riderfree ridingfreeloaderleechingmutual aid expectationpanhandlingparasitescroungingsponging
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12 entrieschronic moochingeconomic moochingfree ridingfreeloading behaviorhabitual moochingmooching behaviormooching culturemooching off othersparasitic moochingsocial exchange normssocial moochingsponging off others
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We’ve got to retool our system so that modern families and modern businesses can thrive. And let me be clear, this is not about big government, or expanding some fictional welfare-and-food-stamp state, the 47 percent mooching off the government. It is accounting for the realities of how people live now, today -- the necessities of a 21st century economy.
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"When are you finally going to be finished here? I want the room back." "Not yet. If it's too slow for you, lend a hand, instead of constantly mooching about the place."
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Tom is still mooching off his parents.
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