"alley cat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alley cats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} alley cat (plural alley cats)
  1. An urban feral cat. Categories (topical): Female people Categories (lifeform): Cats Translations (urban feral cat): 衚衕貓 (Chinese Mandarin), 胡同猫 (hútòngmāo) (Chinese Mandarin), straatkat [feminine] (Dutch), zwerfkat [feminine] (Dutch), kujakissa (Finnish), chat de gouttière [masculine] (French), Straßenkatze [feminine] (German), Streunerkatze [feminine] (German), dachowiec [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-alley_cat-en-noun-Of4JEiG8 Disambiguation of Female people: 45 39 9 7 Disambiguation of Cats: 56 8 13 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 4 19 12 Disambiguation of 'urban feral cat': 96 1 2
  2. (figurative, humorous) A slut, a sexually promiscuous woman or prostitute. Tags: figuratively, humorous Categories (topical): Female people
    Sense id: en-alley_cat-en-noun-q92ARdy2 Disambiguation of Female people: 45 39 9 7
  3. (cycling) An informal bicycle race with checkpoints. Categories (topical): Cycling
    Sense id: en-alley_cat-en-noun-b~OM3lRo Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

Forms: alley cats [present, singular, third-person], alley catting [participle, present], alley catted [participle, past], alley catted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} alley cat (third-person singular simple present alley cats, present participle alley catting, simple past and past participle alley catted)
  1. (slang) Synonym of cat around (“engage in sex with various partners”) Tags: slang Synonyms: cat around [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: stray dog
    Sense id: en-alley_cat-en-verb-HZHmhdHQ

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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