moggy

[mog-ee]

noun

British Informal.

plural

moggies 

1. a cat.

moggy

/ ˈmɒɡɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of moggy¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of moggy¹

C20: of dialect origin, originally a pet name for a cow

Example Sentences

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".

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The moggy, who has a loving home, wears a name tag to say "Susie - Not lost, just adventurous" after her daily escapades led to calls to her owners from people believing she was missing.

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I'm so gatvol of this tjoekie and need a zol to handle these moggy people.

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Iain heard stories from the park of Felicity behaving like a household moggy.

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The moggy is simply part of the furniture on Sylph VI and leaving him behind on the boat's jaunt south was out of the question.

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