mitching

mitching

English

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Etymology

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English mitch
English -ing
English mitching

    From mitch + -ing.

    Verb

    mitching

    1. present participle and gerund of mitch

    Noun

    mitching (uncountable)

    1. (UK dialectal) Pilfering; skulking.
    2. (Ireland, UK regional) Playing truant.
      • 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 6:
        As soon as she was out of the front gate, my father would say, ‘Come along, son: let's go mitchin'!’ and we'd go out to the shed at the back [...].
    3. (UK dialectal) A pretense of poverty.
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