alley cat

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === alley cat (plural alley cats) An urban feral cat. Hypernym: feral cat (figurative, humorous) A sexually promiscuous person, especially a woman. For quotations using this term, see Citations:alley cat. A (female) prostitute. (cycling) An informal bicycle race with checkpoints. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === alley cat (third-person singular simple present alley cats, present participle alley catting, simple past and past participle alley catted) (slang, intransitive) Synonym of cat around (“engage in sex with various partners”). === See also === stray dog cathouse (brothel)