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alleycat

alleycat is the alternative form of alley cat.

Meaning of alley cat

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.

See all 5 meanings of alley cat

Forms of alleycat

Noun
pluralalleycats
Verb
third-person singular presentalleycats
present participlealleycatting
past participlealleycatted
pastalleycatted

Questions about alleycat

What is alleycat the alternative form of?
Alleycat is the alternative form of alley cat.

Words near alleycat in the dictionary

  1. alley stone
  2. alley-oop
  3. alley-ooped
  4. alley-ooping
  5. alley-oops
  6. alleycat
  7. alleycats
  8. alleycatted
  9. alleycatting
  10. alleyed
  11. alleyful

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