MITCH

Etymology

Verb

mitch (third-person singular simple present mitches, present participle mitching, simple past and past participle mitched)

(transitive, dialectal) To pilfer; filch; steal.

(intransitive, dialectal) To shrink or retire from view; lurk out of sight; skulk.

(Ireland, Wales) To be absent from school without a valid excuse; to play truant.

(intransitive, dialectal) To grumble secretly.

(intransitive, dialectal) To pretend poverty.

Synonyms

• bunk off

• skive

Proper noun

Mitch

A diminutive of the male given name Mitchell

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

28 May 2025

AIR

(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

coffee icon