Moonshee, a learned man, professor, or teacher.—Anglo-Indian.
Moonshine, palaver, deception, humbug.
Mop, a hiring place (or fair) for servants. Steps are often “about to be taken” to put down these assemblies, which have been proved to be greatly detrimental to the morality of the poor. They are supposed to contribute largely to the bastardy percentages.
Mop, an habitual drunkard. Also a period of intoxication. “To be on the MOP” is to be on the drink from day to day—to be perpetually “stale drunk.”
Mop up, to drink, or empty a glass.—Old Sea term.
Mops and brooms, intoxicated. Supposed by an imaginative person to be the appearance presented by the world to a very drunken man. Possibly the term was first used to express sea-sickness.
Mopusses, money; “MOPUSSES ran taper,” money ran short.
Moral, a forthcoming result which appears certain—originally MORAL certainty. This is racing slang, as, “The race is a MORAL for Cremorne.” These MORALS are often, however, of very uncertain tenure.
More-ish. When there is scarcely enough of an eatable or drinkable, it is said to taste MORE-ISH; as, “This wine is very good, but it has a slight MORE-ISH flavour.”
Morris, to decamp, be off. Probably from the ancient MORESCO, of MORRIS-DANCE. See Shakspeare.