A slang term used to refer to those, often from the Pacific Northwest, who prefer drizzly, overcast weather to sunshine. The term alludes to these people preferring to spend so much time out of the sun that moss grows on their backs.
"What do you mean you don't want to hang at the beach?! It's gloriously sunny in Seattle!"
"I don't know, man. I'm kind of a mossback. I miss the rain. I can just hang inside with a sweater and a good book."
"I don't know, man. I'm kind of a mossback. I miss the rain. I can just hang inside with a sweater and a good book."
by R. Pompeo March 17, 2016
by The Return of Light Joker October 24, 2011
by taylez April 09, 2008
An ethnic slur targeting the Vietnamese from their Guerrilla Warfare techniques during the Vietnamese War.
Look at that mossback over there.
by Viet February 22, 2025
by granddaddee February 22, 2025