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
  • Except this time, Cal is a closeted diva scrambling to hide his Grindr alerts and Jack specializes in stick figure cat paintings.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Of the animals adopted last year, 2,847 were cats, 1,900 were dogs and 231 were rabbits, guinea pigs and other small animals.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • With adoptions happening quickly, only one kitten remained as of the latest update.
    Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The defendant was also determined to have stolen two kittens from the same animal shelter in Los Angeles on January 15, 2025; also still missing.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Right now, board members say there's no one in charge, its employees haven't received their last paychecks and the organization has only $1,000 in the kitty.
    Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • There is production design and a few props, but not to any overwhelming purpose, other than perhaps to suggest the house where a lady who loves rescue kitties might be thinking all these alternately independent and co-dependent thoughts about love and trust.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026

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“Moggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moggy. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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