Michael Hinko Jr

This terminology essentially means 'speaking while breathing in.' People in some parts of Scandinavia will punctuate their speech with an inhaled 'ya.' Here is a quick example of the inhaled 'ya.'  That's a preface to a story of Donna's I want to share. Donna would sometimes visit a seamstress who was an immigrant from Scandinavia. While the seamstress was marking the hem of a garment, she'd hold straight pins between her lips. She continued to talk while doing so, and would also use the inhaled 'ya' as she spoke. Donna wondered how the seamstress could do this without swallowing the pins.  

  UW Madison Memorial Union Terrace "Mopery is a vague, informal name for minor offenses. The word is based on the verb to mope, which originally meant "to wander aimlessly"." -- from Wikipedia Initial responses: "Everyday is a good day for mopery." "Mopery is a good word. Sounds like it comes from Monty Python." I agree, it is a good word. And every day is a good day for mopery. I never heard the Pythons use the word, though they could have. It appears in William Shakespeare's works. I first read it in a Mike Royko column from the 1980s. In a subsequent column, Royko gave it more of a criminal spin by referring to a Chicagoan's actions as "aggravated mopery." Enjoy these summer months, via mopery or any of your favorite pastimes.