Etymology

moggy

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Today it means: A domestic cat, especially (depreciative or derogatory) a non-pedigree or unremarkable cat. Full definition →

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moggy · noun1

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.

moggy · adjective2

Derived from the Unimog, a brand of rugged four-wheel drive trucks popular in rural areas of South Africa and Zimbabwe.

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