MOGGY Definition & Meaning

moggy

[ mog-ee ]

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noun

British Informal.

plural moggies.

a cat.

moggy

/ ˈ��ɒɡɪ /

noun

a slang name for cat 1 Sometimes shortened tomog

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51�Թ� 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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of moggy¹

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

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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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John Stones claims to have come up with the moggy's no-nonsense moniker "because it's just a good name".

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