moggy

[ mog-ee ]

noun,plural mog·gies.British Informal.

a cat.

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

Also mog.

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How to use moggy in a sentence

In they came, and moggy shut the hall-door, and turned the key in it.
The House by the Church-Yard | J. Sheridan Le Fanu
moggy, throw me out one of them papers till I see what it's about.'
The House by the Church-Yard | J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Why moggy, you've no idea how small our 'right little, tight little island' really is.
In the High Valley | Susan Coolidge
I chose the position because—well, the view was good, and I didn't know how moggy would hit it off with the rest, you understand.
In the High Valley | Susan Coolidge
moggy had not been twenty minutes gone, and her task was nearly ended, when—'Oh, blessed saints!'
The House by the Church-Yard | J. Sheridan Le Fanu

British Dictionary definitions for moggy

moggy

/ (ˈmɒɡɪ) /

nounplural moggies

British a slang name for cat 1 (def. 1) Sometimes shortened to: mog

Origin of moggy

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

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