mitch

British

/ mɪtʃ /

verb

dialect (intr) to play truant from school

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Etymology

Origin of mitch

C13: probably from Old French muchier, mucier to hide, lurk

Example Sentences

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She went on at some length, eventually comparing Mr. Cornyn to Sen. Mitch McConnell.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hellebuyck kept out Mitch Marner from close range with a stunning piece of goalkeeping, before Nathan MacKinnon somehow swept wide of an open goal at the back post.

From BBC

The pair attended the same high school as Hasselhoff, who played Mitch Buchannon on “Baywatch,” one of the actor’s best-known roles.

From Los Angeles Times

It will follow Hobie Buchannon, Mitch’s son, a character featured in the original series, played by “Arrow” protagonist Stephen Amell.

From Los Angeles Times

In the end, only one Republican, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, a polio survivor, voted against Kennedy.

From Salon

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