Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A girlfriend of a gunman or gangster.
- noun A woman prostitute.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In music, minor: as, C moll, or C minor.
- noun A familiar form of the feminine name
- noun [l. c] A female companion not bound by ties of marriage, but often a life-mate: a word in common use among navvies, costermongers, and the like.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Mus.) Minor; in the minor mode.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective music, obsolete
minor ; in the minor mode - noun A female companion of a
gangster , especially a former or current prostitute. - noun A prostitute or woman with loose sexual morals.
- noun Australia, New Zealand, slang, pejorative
Bitch ,slut ; an insultingepithet applied to a female. - noun Australia, New Zealand, slang A girlfriend of a
bikie . - noun Australia, New Zealand, slang A girlfriend of a
surfie ; blends with pejorative sense.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the girlfriend of a gangster
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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If I am not mistaken, the word moll is a well-rooted native word in English going back at least as far as Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders.
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It would be easy to wonder: is this what modern "moll"-ism looks like – cancelling Facebook, stopping Tweeting, stifling the modern confessional urge, to stand by your man, even if he isn't your man any more?
David Cameron, shame on you, for this 'brave' attack on nurses | Barbara Ellen 2012
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As Cobb crafts and executes his scheme, issues surface involving a beautiful woman named Mal (Marion Cotillard), whose name is pronounced "moll" and whose smoky, seductive beauty indeed suggests a classic femme fatale of yore.
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I remained in New Zealand about fourteen years, and since I came home I have never had a day's luck; I went on the 'cross, 'and got four years; after I had finished that bit, I went and lived with a' moll 'I knew, and spent all my money.
Six Years in the Prisons of England A Merchant - Anonymous
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But Detectives Burke and Duvaney ascertain from one of their "stool pigeons" that Michael Ribbs, alias Padlock Mike, is in funds -- that he and his "moll," who may be his wife or his mistress, are enjoying the fruits of Mike's labors.
The Substitute Prisoner Max Marcin 1913
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“The moll is a beauty; she is well informed, and stands by her mates, and a first-rate hand.
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"The moll is a beauty; she is well informed, and stands by her mates, and a first-rate hand.
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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"I got to play a Mossad agent, a Southern belle and Salome," says the 30-year-old actress, adding that she "just played a gun moll from Chicago" in an upcoming Prohibition-era film.
An Unfamiliar Face, Soon Everywhere John DeFore 2011
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Grahame appears as the moll of a local crime boss, while William Bendix also co-stars as an undercover cop.
Film Noir Cinema: Ray of Night « Screaming Blue Reviews 2010
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"Tree" is only the director's fifth feature film release since his resounding 1973 debut with "Badlands," starring Martin Sheen on a murder spree with his moll, played by Sissy Spacek.
Marketing the Malick Mystique John Jurgensen 2011
biocon commented on the word moll
In addition, moll is an adjective that means 1. soft; 2. mild (weather), as well as a noun meaning a soft or weak thing or person, specifically an effeminate man. In early music, moll = flat and was chiefly used in B moll, ♭ moll bmol'>bmol (Oxford English Dictionary).
August 30, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word moll
Thanks, biocon--that bit about B moll sure explains the cover of the Mozart album in the visuals.
August 30, 2011
Prolagus commented on the word moll
In addition, moll is short for one of our favorite Wordies - who is not, to the best of my knowledge, "a female companion not bound by ties of marriage".
August 30, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word moll
Pro! I was just thinking about you--did you ever finish The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay? I think you might like Maps & Legends more/better/instead.
August 30, 2011
Prolagus commented on the word moll
I re-opened it a few days ago... "We are" in Antarctica.
*adds Maps and Legends to wishlist*
August 30, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word moll
Good--you're almost there. Keep going!
How was Irene?
August 31, 2011
mollusque commented on the word moll
I seem to be an autantonym, not being female, gangster or single.
August 31, 2011