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Molly
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- 1 A diminutive of Mary or, less often, Margaret.
""My name's Molly. It is an old-fashioned name, and I was christened Mary. But Papa likes Molly." "That's right. Keep to the good old fashions, dear." "Well, I must say I think Mary is prettier than Molly, and quite as old a name, too," said Mrs Hamley. "I think it was," said Molly, lowering her voice, and dropping her eyes, "because mamma was Mary, and I was called Molly when she lived.""
- 2 A female given name from Hebrew.
- 1 A woman or girl, especially of low status. Ireland, countable, uncountable
- 2 A fish of the genus Poecilia, except for those known as guppies.
- 3 Alternative spelling of mali (“a member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener”). India, South-Asia, alt-of, alternative
- 4 A Molotov cocktail. slang
"Brimstone, Viper, and Phoenix's mollies were adjusted during a closed beta patch, changing the damage tick speed so players couldn't avoid damage by bunny hopping. Killjoy's Nanoswarm will likely follow suit."
- 5 Alternative letter-case form of molly: the crystalline or powdered form of MDMA. Canada, US, alt-of, slang, uncountable
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- 6 popular aquarium fish wordnet
- 7 An effeminate male, a male homosexual. countable, slang, uncountable
- 8 A Molly Maguire. countable, historical, uncountable
- 9 Pure MDMA powder. slang, uncountable
"So la-da-di-da-di, we like to party / Dancing with Molly / Doing whatever we want"
- 10 A mollemoke. countable, uncountable
"So the petrels called to the mollys: but they were so busy and greedy, gobbling and pecking and spluttering and fighting over the blubber, that they did not take the least notice."
- 11 A female cat, a she-cat (usually spayed) countable, uncountable
- 12 A bird, the wagtail. countable, uncountable
- 13 A molly bolt. countable, uncountable
- 1 To engage in (male) homosexual activity with.
"I said, "I never mollied you." My Lord, I never laid Hands upon him, nor touch'd him."
Etymology
From 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 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.
From Moll, diminutive lambdacism of Mary + -y.
From Moll, diminutive lambdacism of Mary + -y.
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