moggy
Americannoun
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
Example Sentences
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Iain heard stories from the park of Felicity behaving like a household moggy.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2024
A woman came forward to admit the marauding moggy was her cat Lupin.
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
Almost 2,000 people follow the adventures of the mischievous moggy, who usually abides by the ban and stays outside the front door.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2020
St. Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum on Thursday unveiled Achilles, a white moggy who will be offered two different plates before each game to predict the Confederations Cup results.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2017
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
So don't expect Kyle to have nine lives like the Michelle Pfeiffer version from Tim Burton's Batman Returns, or return to life after getting licked by some street moggies.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 20, 2011
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