Moggy vs Puss - What's the difference?
moggy | puss | Synonyms |
(chiefly, British, slang) a domestic non-pedigree (mongrel) cat
(UK) the moorhen
(informal) A cat.
A girl or young woman.
(dated, hunting) A hare.
(vulgar, slang) Vulva (female genitalia).
(slang) The mouth.
Moggy is a synonym of puss.
As nouns the difference between moggy and puss
is that moggy is (chiefly|british|slang) a domestic non-pedigree (mongrel) cat while puss is (informal) a cat or puss can be (slang) the mouth.moggy
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Alternative forms
* moggieNoun
(wikipedia moggy) (moggies)Coordinate terms
* muttHypernyms
* mongrelReferences
puss
English
Etymology 1
From a Common (etyl) word for cat. Akin to (etyl) , West Frisian (m), (etyl) (m), (m), Danish (m), dialectal (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m). Found also in several other European and Western Asian languages. Compare (etyl) (m).Noun
(es)- Our local theatre is showing Puss in Boots.
Synonyms
* (cat) moggie/moggyEtymology 2
Of (etyl) origin, from or akin to (etyl) .Noun
(es)- She gave him a slap in the puss .