variants also moggie
British
as in cat
a small domestic animal known for catching mice an unattached schoolteacher who lives in a London flat with a moggy as her only companion

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Recent Examples of moggy Trucker reunited with cat A US trucker was reunited with his cat after the moggy fled from his vehicle during a pit stop at a truck stop in Nevada. Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Jan. 2024 Diodorus Siculus, a Greek author who wrote in the first century A.D., recounts the tale of a Roman soldier who made the mistake of killing a sacred moggy in Egypt. Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moggy
Noun
  • Juggling life and work as an artist feels like trying to juggle a live, squirming human child and Schrödinger’s theoretical cat.
    Liana Finck, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The move also prompted the federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to step up oversight of turkey slaughter, after a bird flu strain detected in raw pet food and an infected cat was linked to a turkey flock.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Experts recommend keeping kittens with their litter until 10 to 12 weeks to ensure proper socialization.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
  • In total, 39 dogs and one kitten were rescued and evacuated by San Diego Humane Society by Friday, Frey told USA TODAY.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The kitty in the Facebook post, Biscuit, and her two toy poodles, Miss Daisy and Billy, are her models.
    Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Content kitties will lay on their side with their stomach exposed and tail loosely positioned around their body, feline behavior and training consultant Marci Koski previously told USA TODAY.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024

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“Moggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moggy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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