A moggy is a cat — in informal British English, the ordinary house cat on the kitchen chair, not a fancy show cat with a long family list. People say it with warmth: mixed parents, a bit scruffy, still loved.

A moggy一隻moggy is就是 a cat一隻貓 — in informal British English在英式口語裡, the ordinary house cat就是那種普通的家貓 on the kitchen chair坐在廚房椅子上的那種, not a fancy show cat而不是 with a long family list那種有一長串血統證明的高級展示貓。People人們 say it with warmth用溫暖的語氣說這個字: mixed parents混血父母, a bit scruffy有點邋遢, still loved但還是很被疼愛

You will also see the spelling moggie. Americans almost never use it; they just say cat. It is friendly, not rude.

You will also see你也會看到 the spelling拼法 moggie這個寫法。Americans美國人 almost never幾乎不會 use it用這個字; they just say他們只會說 cat貓(cat)。It它 is friendly是友善的, not rude不是沒禮貌

Though actually the name has a slightly messy past: it was probably Mog plus a little -y, and Mog is a Scots or northern form of Maggie, a pet name for a girl. Cockney speakers in London then used it for mixed-breed cats, so that “just a cat” feeling is old.

Though actually不過其實 the name這個字 has a slightly messy past身世有點混亂: it was probably它可能是 Mog加上 plus a little -y一個小小的-y, and而且 Mog這個Mog is是 a Scots or northern form蘇格蘭或英格蘭北部的講法 of Maggie源自Maggie, a pet name for a girl(是女生名字的暱稱)。Cockney speakers in London倫敦的Cockney腔使用者 then used it later拿它來 for mixed-breed cats稱呼混種貓, so that所以 that "just a cat" feeling那種「就只是隻貓」的感覺 is old已經很古老了

In a completely different life, in rural South Africa and Zimbabwe, moggy has also been used as an adjective from Unimog, a tough farm truck. There it means rugged and go-anywhere, not a cat. Same spelling, different world.

In a completely different life在完全不同的另一種用法裡, in rural South Africa and Zimbabwe在南非和辛巴威的鄉下, moggy這個字 has also been used也被當成 as an adjective形容詞用 from Unimog源自Unimog, a tough farm truck一種硬派的農用卡車。There在那裡 it means它指的是 rugged and go-anywhere粗獷耐操、什麼地方都能去, not a cat而不是貓。Same spelling拼法一樣, different world世界卻完全不同