General
mitch
What does mitch mean?
To skip school, play truant, bunk off. The Welsh (and Irish) word for what English kids call 'wagging' or 'skiving'. If you mitched off double maths, you've got a story.
"We mitched off school and went down the beach for the afternoon."
Origin
Long-standing dialect word common in Welsh English and Hiberno-English; recorded from at least the 16th century.
Frequently asked questions
What does mitch mean?
To mitch means to skip school — Welsh-English for bunking off.
How do you use mitch in a sentence?
"They decided to mitch off double maths and go to the park."
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