English Explanatory Dictionary

moggy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A domestic cat, especially (depreciative or derogatory) a non-pedigree or unremarkable cat.
  2. Synonym of girl: a female child or young woman.
  3. Synonym of slattern: an unkempt or badly-dressed woman.
  4. Synonym of scarecrow.
  5. Synonym of calf.
  6. A mouse.
  7. A kind of cake made with ginger, treacle, etc.
adj
  1. Irrational, out of touch

Pronunciation

/ˈmɒ.ɡi/ /ˈmɑ.ɡi/ En-au-moggy.ogg

Word forms

moggy moggies moggie more moggy most moggy

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

girl slattern scarecrow calf

Derived words

mog go moggy
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