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noun
a homeless, usually mongrel, cat that scavenges for food in alleys, streets, etc.
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Origin of alley cat
First recorded in 1900ā05
Words nearby alley cat
alleviation, alleviative, alleviator, all-expense, alley, alley cat, alley cropping, all eyes, alley gate, alley light, alley-oop
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How to use alley cat in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for alley cat
alley cat
noun
a homeless cat that roams in back streets
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Other Idioms and Phrases with alley cat
alley cat
A promiscuous woman; also, a person of loose morals. For example, She's constantly picking up men in barsāa real alley cat. This idiom transfers a stray cat that frequents alleys in search of food to a woman of easy virtue, especially a prostitute seeking customers. [Slang; early 1900s]
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