Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A lightweight motorized bicycle that can be pedaled as well as driven by a low-powered gasoline engine.
  • noun A motor scooter.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of mope.
  • adjective Melancholy, dejected.
  • noun A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.

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  • noun a motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engine

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From mo(tor) + ped(al).]

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From mope +‎ -ed.

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Swedish moped

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  • vehicle; felt downcast. John moped on his moped.

    November 26, 2007