# moggy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɒ.ɡi/

## Definitions
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.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/moggy