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
  • Yes, there is a cat with two heads, but that is Brazil in 1977, from the décor to the clothing to the cars to the atmosphere.
    Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
  • For a special bonus, look to Island Lake Lodge, the region’s premier cat skiing operation.
    Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The organization is preparing for the spring and summer kitten season, which brings nearly 700 kittens through the doors each year, President and CEO of Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit Cory Keller said in the news release.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Save a Stray Rescue currently has six kittens from the home, and North Fork Country Kids Animal Rescue took 11 cats, which volunteers are fostering.
    Jenna DeAngelis, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Rocky, out of the kindness of his heart, invites the kitty to stay at the Lookout overnight.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The character was previously only seen from behind or in close-ups of his hands petting his sinister white kitty.
    Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026

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“Moggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moggy. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.

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