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
  • Seely is survived by numerous friends, family members, and her special cat, Corrie.
    Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
  • There’s a variety of jokes about his three cats, one of which quickly transitions into being a joke about Maron’s own concern about SSRIs.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The kitten has now been successfully trapped and rescued.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
  • All available dogs, puppies, cats and kittens will be spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, according to the release.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • Who gets what, from the NIL kitty and the new $20 million revenue-share pot resulting from House v. NCAA, is a complicated exercise, period.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • See you soon! — Deb Heise, Sun Cities 4 Paws Catty Perry: Out of this world cute Gorgeous Catty Perry is a 2-year-old, medium coat, tuxedo kitty.
    AZCentral.com, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025

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“Moggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moggy. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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