moggy

American  

[mog-ee] / ˈmɒg i /

noun

British Informal.

plural

moggies

1. a cat.

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moggy British  

/ ˈmɒɡɪ /

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: mog.  a slang name for cat 1

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Etymology

Origin of moggy

First recorded in 1910–15; origin uncertain; possibly originally Cockney; supposed derivations from West Midlands dialect Moggy, a pet name for a calf, or from the personal name Maggie, are dubious

Example Sentences

Now the tortoiseshell's impeccable bedside manner has earned her a finalist place in the Cats Protections' Moggy Marvels competition.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2023

Moggy manicure The family has been making up for lost time, spoiling Saffy with toys and presents.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2010

Now it’s just Moggy and me, and Mother and the beasts, which is good.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

He will be taken with the charms of some Scotch settler’s daughter; some Janet or Moggy, and settle down into a Canadian farmer, mounted on a long-legged black pony.”

From The Settlers in Canada by Marryat, Frederick

Then Jenny prick’d up a brant breeght broow, She was as breeght as onny clock; As Moggy always used to do, For fear her Sweet-heart shou’d her mock.

From Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. 5 of 6 by D'Urfey, Thomas