moggies
cats
TRANSLATION
moggy = Katze
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
A big cat has been spotted by police and members of the public in two north London suburbs, sparking a helicopter search using heat-seeking equipment.Specialists from London Zoo were called out last year after the police spotted a 'big cat', only to find it was an ordinary ginger MOGGY.
BBC News 27 Sept. 1998
BBC News 27 Sept. 1998
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moggy (British English)
This curious word is very well-known in the UK.
According to Norman Schur's "British English A to Zed" (a handy volume of translations of nearly 5,000 Briticisms), a "moggy" is "a kittycat, especially one without a pedigree." Mr. Schur feels that "moggy" is merely a variant of "mongrel," (der Mischling) but it doesn't seem to be that simple.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), "moggy" actually has three meanings.
1. Its earliest use, dating back to the early 19th century, was as a pet name for a calf or cow.
2. "Moggy" can also mean, as the OED puts it, "an untidily dressed woman," a usage which dates to the late 19th century.
3. The use of "moggy" to mean "kittycat" is actually the most recent of the three meanings, dating only to around 1911.
As to its origin, the OED theorizes that "moggy" may be a variant of "Maggie," which is an affectionate form of the name "Margaret." only in England would they name a cow "Margaret."
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This curious word is very well-known in the UK.
According to Norman Schur's "British English A to Zed" (a handy volume of translations of nearly 5,000 Briticisms), a "moggy" is "a kittycat, especially one without a pedigree." Mr. Schur feels that "moggy" is merely a variant of "mongrel," (der Mischling) but it doesn't seem to be that simple.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), "moggy" actually has three meanings.
1. Its earliest use, dating back to the early 19th century, was as a pet name for a calf or cow.
2. "Moggy" can also mean, as the OED puts it, "an untidily dressed woman," a usage which dates to the late 19th century.
3. The use of "moggy" to mean "kittycat" is actually the most recent of the three meanings, dating only to around 1911.
As to its origin, the OED theorizes that "moggy" may be a variant of "Maggie," which is an affectionate form of the name "Margaret." only in England would they name a cow "Margaret."
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