moggy
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moggy¹
- /ˈmɒ.ɡi/ UK
- /ˈmɑ.ɡi/ US
Where it comes from
Unknown, but probably originally Mog + -y, a Scots or Northern English variant of maggie (“girl”), from Maggie, a diminutive of Margaret and Margery. First attested in reference to mongrel cats in Cockney.
noun moggies · moggie
- A domestic cat, especially (depreciative or derogatory) a non-pedigree or unremarkable cat. Cockney slang... ‘moggies’ for cats.
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Synonym of girl: a female child or young woman.
...expect not so fair an enemy as Cromwel, nor such fair quarter as now is given thee: Jockey, Jemmy, and Moggy thy she-souldier, must than all to the sword...
Similar: girl
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Synonym of slattern: an unkempt or badly-dressed woman.
Moggy, a slattern, dressed out untidily: 'She did look a moggy.'
Similar: slattern
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Synonym of scarecrow.
Similar: scarecrow
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Synonym of calf.
Similar: calf
- A mouse.
- A kind of cake made with ginger, treacle, etc.
moggy²
- /ˈmɒ.ɡi/ UK
- /ˈmɑ.ɡi/ US
Where it comes from
Derived from the Unimog, a brand of rugged four-wheel drive trucks popular in rural areas of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
adjective more moggy · most moggy
- Irrational, out of touch. Yoh! I'm so gatvol of this tjoekie and need a zol to handle these moggy people.
Translations
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noun cat (depreciative slang)
| 中文 | 雜種貓 /杂种猫 zázhǒngmāo |
|---|---|
| Français | chat de gouttière |
| Deutsch | Katzenvieh |
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title = {moggy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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