kitty
noun
a kitten.
kitty
1 American
[kit-ee]
/ ˈkɪt i /
kitty
2
American
[kit-ee]
/ ˈkɪt i /
noun
kitties
plural
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a pool or reserve of money, often collected from a number of persons or sources and designated for a particular purpose specified by the contributors.
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Cards.
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a pool into which players in a game put a certain amount of their winnings for some special purpose, as to pay for refreshments.
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the pot, or a special pot, for the collection of forfeits or payments for certain high hands.
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Kitty
3
American
[kit-ee]
/ ˈkɪt i /
noun
kitty
1
British
/ ˈkɪtɪ /
noun
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the pool of bets in certain gambling games
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any shared fund of money, etc
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(in bowls) the jack
kitty
2
British
/ ˈkɪtɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of kitty1
First recorded in 1710–20; kitt(en) + -y 2
Origin of kitty2
Example Sentences
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“I would walk around with this little kitty in my hand, and of course people would look at it, like what is that?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Williamson, who allegedly fleeced Becerra’s political kitty when she owned a government relations firm before joining Newsom’s staff, pleaded not guilty to bank and tax fraud charges.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025
Spending cash from the kitty is clean, clear and less dangerous if things go wrong.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025
Another woman, who we're calling Jemima, says on a recent hen weekend, she had to contribute to a central kitty for bars - even though she doesn't drink.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025
Every drawer in the kitchen was open and she’d already said three almost-swears: corn nuts, kitty whiskers, and bumfuzzle.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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