alley cat

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alley cat

noun alley cats

  1. An urban feral cat.
  2. figuratively, humorous A sexually promiscuous person, especially a woman. For quotations using this term, see Citations:alley cat.
  3. figuratively, humorous A (female) prostitute.
  4. An informal bicycle race with checkpoints.

verb alley cats · alley catting · alley catted

  1. intransitive, slang Synonym of cat around (“to engage in sex with various partners”).

    Similar: cat around

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noun urban feral cat

中文衚衕貓 /胡同猫 hútòngmāo
Françaischat de gouttière, chat des rues, chat errant
DeutschStraßenkatze, Streunerkatze

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@misc{alley_cat_2026,
  title = {alley cat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alley%20cat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}