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alley cat

alley cat noun: an urban feral cat.

alley cat: an urban feral cat
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Noun

alley cat (plural alley cats)

  1. An urban feral cat.
  2. (figuratively, humorous) A sexually promiscuous person, especially a woman.
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    1. (figuratively, humorous) A (female) prostitute.
  3. An informal bicycle race with checkpoints.

Verb

alley cat (third-person singular simple present alley cats, present participle alley catting, simple past and past participle alley catted)

  1. (intransitive, slang) Synonym of cat around (“to engage in sex with various partners”).
    Synonyms:
    cat around

Synonyms of alley cat

Forms of alley cat

Noun
pluralalley cats
Verb
third-person singular presentalley cats
present participlealley catting
past participlealley catted
pastalley catted

Questions about alley cat

What does alley cat mean?
Alley cat means an urban feral cat.
What part of speech is alley cat?
Alley cat can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of alley cat?
The plural of alley cat is alley cats.

Words near alley cat in the dictionary

  1. alley
  2. alley apple
  3. alley apples
  4. alley ball
  5. alley balls
  6. alley cat
  7. alley cats
  8. alley catted
  9. alley catting
  10. alley crop
  11. alley cropped

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