(Yorkshire, dialect) to bother or harass.
(Yorkshire, dialect) to bother or harass.
Moither means: to bother or harass.. It is a dialectal or regional word and rarely appears in mainstream teen culture; usage usually points to a family, regional, or literary source rather than peer slang. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
moither means: to bother or harass.. Register: regional or dialectal, informal. Not common in mainstream English; use only if you specifically want a regional or literary effect, otherwise the standard equivalent is safer. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
Moither means: to bother or harass.. It is a dialectal or regional word and rarely appears in mainstream teen culture; usage usually points to a family, regional, or literary source rather than peer slang. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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Someone who habitually fusses, nags, or pesters others, often about trivial matters. A natural agent-noun derivation from the Northern English dialect verb 'moither,' widely understood across the UK and used online to label chronically fretful or nagging people.
Deliberately or obsessively leaning into fussy, nagging behavior — doubling down on the pestering rather than backing off. Carries a self-aware or ironic tone, as if the person knows they're being annoying but is committing to it fully for effect.
A state of heightened, unrelenting fussing or anxious pestering — when someone has fully committed to worrying aloud, repeating themselves, and bothering everyone around them. Implies the behavior is now a full personality takeover rather than a brief lapse.
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(UK, dialect) To toil; to labour.
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To perplex; to confuse.
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