moggy
Americannoun
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moggies
plural
noun
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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
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The small feline, about the size of a domestic moggy, went under the radar because it was confused with other wild cats that share similar spots and stripes.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
O'Leary based his Toto the Ninja Cat stories on his real pet, a blind moggy he adopted in Italy, which he said showed "incredible reactions".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
Lupin certainly seems to know where the cat food aisle is, and a number of photographs show the moggy mooching around the boxes and tins.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2022
This is the good stuff—and it’s just plain funny to see a normally majestic moggy fall in love with a big yellow fruit.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2020
The family pet had always been shy and frightened of visitors, so the disruption caused by the builders was a bit much for the sensitive moggy, and it left.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2018
Under the initiative, proposed by Environment Southland, cat owners in Omaui will have to neuter, microchip and register their moggies with local authorities.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2018
I saw the sad, skinny moggies who came to me with broken spirits and blossomed into the most magnificent felines, making themselves the matriarchs of our multi-cat household of eight.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2018
Unneutered and untamed, it's estimated that at one point there may have been as many as 100 moggies roaming around.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2018
The notion that my moggies are sleek, sly killing machines is laughable.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2014
I still don't know how long the joke will last, whether it's got the legs to run and run, but like Margaret's moggies, I'll go back for seconds.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 23, 2010
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