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
  • The family cat has been missing for week, compounding the agony of losing her 7-year-old son Kakeru in a freak accident two years before, but Otone puts it to one side and continues with her latest project, designing a bespoke home for a fussy married couple.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
  • Either the Pistons or Cavs are about to discover, starting Tuesday night, that these cats are just different right now.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Troopers said the kitten, estimated to be six to eight weeks old, was tied up in a black disposable bag.
    Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • Around the same time, six-week-old kittens, also rescued from the Long Beach area, arrived at Helen Woodward with no mother to care for them.
    Staff Author, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Designs can even include cat trees and kitty hammocks.
    Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026
  • The kitty draped himself all over his rescuer’s neck like a living fox stole.
    Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026

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“Moggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moggy. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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