Meanings
- humorousEveryone, referring to felines.
The moggie is the house cat, the pet, the street cat, the farm cat - the everycat.
1995, Roger Tabor, Understanding Cats, page 212 more examples
‘Why?’ Cat demanded. ‘Don't pretend you like them! You're terrified of them, just like everycat else. […]
2005, Kate Saunders, Cat and the Stinkwater War, page 69This “everycat” breed was at first known as the New Zealand Shorthair: the name change reflects both the inclusion of a longhair standard and the increased work on the breed in Australia.
2011, Bruce Fogle, Complete Cat Care: What Every Cat Lover Needs to Know, page 38
Origin
From every + cat, by analogy with everyone.
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