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moggy

[mog-ee]

noun

British Informal.

plural

moggies 
  1. a cat.



moggy

/ ˈɒɡɪ /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of moggy1

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

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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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Now the tortoiseshell's impeccable bedside manner has earned her a finalist place in the Cats Protections' Moggy Marvels competition.

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