variants also moggie
British
as in cat
a small domestic animal known for catching mice an unattached schoolteacher who lives in a London flat with a moggy as her only companion

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Recent Examples of moggy Trucker reunited with cat A US trucker was reunited with his cat after the moggy fled from his vehicle during a pit stop at a truck stop in Nevada. Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Jan. 2024 Diodorus Siculus, a Greek author who wrote in the first century A.D., recounts the tale of a Roman soldier who made the mistake of killing a sacred moggy in Egypt. Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moggy
Noun
  • The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) does not recommend keeping a cat that is used to going outdoors inside, unless, as in Jasper's case, for health reasons.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Iguanas roamed inside the perimeter along with rodents known as banana rats that were the size of cats.
    Edwidge Danticat, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • People can no longer legally sell puppies, kittens and other animals in public places and commercial parking lots in Mooresville.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Thoth started showing an appetite for adventure as a kitten, crawling out of his carrier to sit on Kuznetsov's shoulder during a bike ride.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • There are eight different Nano-mals ranging from kitties to unicorns to narwhals.
    Taylor Grothe, Parents, 1 Mar. 2025
  • For the upstairs space, Purrfect's felines will all be adoptable kitties from local shelters who will very much be in need of some human attention.
    Karri Peifer, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025

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“Moggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moggy. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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