What does "moll" mean?
A female companion of a gangster or other criminal, especially a former or current prostitute.
Moll
/mɒl/ adj, name, noun, slang
adj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A female companion of a gangster or other criminal, especially a former or current prostitute.
- Grammar: moll is listed as adj, name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: bawd, chick, companion, consort.
- Useful contrasts: major.
- Usage evidence: The Bat—they called him the Bat.[…]. He[…]played a lone hand,[…]. Most lone wolves had a moll at any rate—women were their ruin—but if the Bat had a moll, not even the grapevine telegraph could locate her.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female companion of a gangster or other criminal, especially a former or current prostitute.
"The Bat—they called him the Bat.[…]. He[…]played a lone hand,[…]. Most lone wolves had a moll at any rate—women were their ruin—but if the Bat had a moll, not even the grapevine telegraph could locate her."
- 2 the girlfriend of a gangster wordnet
- 3 A prostitute or woman with loose sexual morals.
- 4 Bitch, slut; an insulting epithet applied to a female. Australia, New-Zealand, derogatory, slang
- 5 A girlfriend of a bikie. Australia, New-Zealand, slang
"The bikies ‘molls’ included Susan Lloyd as Tart; Victoria Anoux as Flossie; and Rosalind Talamini as Sunshine."
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- 6 A girlfriend of a surfie; blends with pejorative sense. Australia, New-Zealand, slang
- 7 A female fan of extreme metal, grunge or hardcore punk, especially the girlfriend of a musician of those aforementioned genres. slang
Adjective
- 1 minor; in the minor key. not-comparable, obsolete
"Bach's Gavotte in B Moll"
Proper Noun
- 1 A pet name for Mary. archaic
"Theſe vvere they that gave me that Name of Moll Flanders: For it vvas no more of Affinity vvith my real Name, or vvith any of the Names I had ever gone by than black, is of Kin to vvhite, […]"
- 2 Alternative form of Mol, Belgium alt-of, alternative
Antonyms
Example
"The Bat—they called him the Bat.[…]. He[…]played a lone hand,[…]. Most lone wolves had a moll at any rate—women were their ruin—but if the Bat had a moll, not even the grapevine telegraph could locate her."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "moll"?
Common synonyms include: bawd, chick, companion, consort, friend, gangster's moll.
How do you use "moll" in a sentence?
The Bat—they called him the Bat.[…]. He[…]played a lone hand,[…]. Most lone wolves had a moll at any rate—women were their ruin—but if the Bat had a moll, not even the grapevine telegraph could locate her.
How do you pronounce "moll"?
Pronounced /mɒl/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Moll, an archaic nickname for Mary (see also Molly).
Etymology 2
From German Moll, from Latin mollis (“soft, tender, elegiac”). Compare molle (“flat (in music)”). Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål moll.
Etymology 3
A diminutive lambdacism of Mary. Compare Sally from Sarah and Hal from Harry.