mosey

Verb

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

Origin / Etymology

Unknown. Originally attested in Southern US dialects. Suggested origins include:
* Spanish vamos (compare vamoose)
* British dialectal mosey about (“walk around at leisurely pace”)
* an Algonquian term for "walk" (compare Ojibwe bimose (“she or he walks along”))
* proper name Mosey, pet form of Moses, in reference to the biblical Exodus which he led

Synonyms

amble

Scrabble Score: 10

mosey is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mosey is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mosey is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

mosey is a valid Words With Friends word