Meaning & use
Moggy
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British informal term for a cat, especially a domestic cat of mixed or unknown breed.
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The shelter was full of friendly moggies looking for a home.
Unlike his neighbor's pedigree Persian, Tom is just a scruffy old moggy.
A note on using this word
Originally a dialect word for a calf or cow, 'moggy' shifted to mean 'cat' in British slang by the mid-20th century.
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catpuss
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