moggy

C2+ Topic:Animals

US /ˈmɑɡi/ UK /ˈmɒɡi/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like muggy /ʌ/ vs /ɑ/

Meanings

1

noun
a cat, especially a non-pedigree or ordinary house cat

Their old moggy spends all afternoon dozing on the windowsill.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a cat, especially a... cat mog puss feline tabby

Word family

Related forms mogmoggie

Etymology

Of uncertain origin; a British colloquial term for a non-pedigree cat, perhaps a pet form of the name Margaret, or a variant of dialectal mawkin ('untidy woman, scarecrow').

Topics

Animals Word Formation & Derivatives

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# moggy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmɑɡi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmɒɡi/

## Meanings
1. a cat, especially a non-pedigree or ordinary house cat

## Examples
- Their old moggy spends all afternoon dozing on the windowsill.

## Synonyms
- cat
- mog
- puss
- feline
- tabby

## Related Forms
- mog
- moggie

## Etymology
Of uncertain origin; a British colloquial term for a non-pedigree cat, perhaps a pet form of the name Margaret, or a variant of dialectal mawkin ('untidy woman, scarecrow').

## AI Etymology
Moggy is of uncertain origin; a British colloquial term for a non-pedigree cat, perhaps a pet form of the name Margaret, or a variant of dialectal mawkin ('untidy woman, scarecrow'). As a noun, moggy means a cat, especially a non-pedigree or ordinary house cat. The same family is visible in related forms such as mog and moggie. The uncertainty belongs to the older derivation, so the explanation should preserve alternatives rather than choosing one unsupported origin.

## Topics
- Animals
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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