Don't do that to yourself man. Hope is still important. If anything happened to him that would be devastating but right now he's safe and might actually be able to contribute to a resistance movement.
"Mongrel" is the word, but I've barely heard it used.
Because that term can't really be applied to cats. They're either a particular breed or they're not. There's no cat equivalent of a labradoodle. Over here we have "European shorthair" as the most prevalent breed and "European house cat" as a fallback for anything that isn't a breed.
The difference is you haven't stopped buying cars after doing so your entire adult life. Because in that case the statement that you've saved money by changing your habits would absolutely be justified.
🔵 I hardly know 'er finger guns*