variants also moggie
Definition of moggynext
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 Soon a second cat show was organized, this time permitting working men and women to enter their moggies for display. Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025 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
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Noun
  • Yet only 13% of dogs and 7% of cats are registered, the March 18 report from the city’s internal audit department found.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Artificial corals can give deep-water marine life a place to live; cat sharks, for example, wrap necklace-like egg cases around any structure, natural or not, that sticks up from the seafloor.
    Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • What was meant to be a quiet end to an anniversary getaway turned into a heart-melting surprise for one couple—two kittens waiting patiently on their porch.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Featured in a photo gallery were some puppies and kittens dressed in clothes.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In the video, the cat’s owner gently holds the kitty up to an open window as snow drifts inside.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Julia is also an amateur powerlifter, avid outdoor explorer, and proud cat mom to Jeeves, her long-haired tuxedo kitty.
    Julia Sullivan, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026

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“Moggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moggy. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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