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
  • This will keep your cats safely in and other animals out.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 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
  • Both tested positive for FeLV so will need to be indoor only kitties and fed a nutritious diet.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The unconventional way a cat owner trims her kitty's nails has left the internet in stitches.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025

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“Moggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moggy. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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