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
  • Two screenshots from the viral video showing the cat grooming her kittens who are now much-bigger.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • One client had a 16-year-old cat who was lonely after the other cat in the home died.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The severity of the injury meant that the kitten needed an immediate amputation.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • But the woman remains committed to her decision and to the kitten she’s worked so hard to raise.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In the Cairo section, Bogle mentions a sick kitty struggling to survive.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
  • In a heartwarming story that has gone viral on Reddit, two stray kitties have forged a bond that has melted hearts across the internet.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025

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“Moggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moggy. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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