molly
A woman or girl, especially of low status or prostituteA woman or girl, especially of low status or prostitute.
Meaning
9 senses(Ireland, countable, uncountable)A woman or girl, especially of low status or prostitute.
(countable, slang, uncountable)A male homosexual, especially an effeminate one.
(slang, uncountable)Pure MDMA powder.
(countable, uncountable)A mollemoke.
(countable, uncountable)A female cat, a she-cat (usually spayed)
(countable, uncountable)A bird, the wagtail.
(countable, uncountable)A molly bolt.
A fish of the genus Poecilia, excluding Endler's livebearers and guppies.
(slang)A Molotov cocktail.
- popular aquarium fish
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Molly, the personal name, a pet form of Mary. In some cases it is possibly derived frFrom Molly, the personal name, a pet form of Mary. In some cases it is possibly derived from mollitia (“softness, weakness”). Drug sense probably influenced by the initial of MDMA.
From Mollienesia, an invalid taxonomic name for the genus, influenced by the personal name Molly.
Clipping of Molotov.
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plural: molliesSynonyms
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