# mosey

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈmoʊ.zi/ · frequency rank #77,006

## Definitions
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.

## 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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mosey