Meaning of Molly | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A woman or girl, especially of low status.
   Ireland, countable, uncountable
2. A diminutive of Mary or, less often, Margaret.
3. A fish of the genus Poecilia, except for those known as guppies.
4. Alternative letter-case form of molly: the crystalline or powdered form of MDMA.
   Canada, US, alt-of, slang, uncountable
5. 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
6. A Molotov cocktail.
   slang
7. An effeminate male, a male homosexual.
   countable, slang, uncountable
8. A female given name from Hebrew.
9. A Molly Maguire.
   countable, historical, uncountable
10. Pure MDMA powder.
    slang, uncountable
11. A mollemoke.
    countable, uncountable
12. A female cat, a she-cat (usually spayed)
    countable, uncountable
13. A bird, the wagtail.
    countable, uncountable
14. A molly bolt.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“So la-da-di-da-di, we like⟳ to party / Dancing with Molly / Doing whatever we want⟳”

“Well…you want⟳ to do these together then? Pure Molly…”

“Was pissed now. But also hyper-lit, euphoric almost, given the adrenaline plus molly.”

“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⟳.”

“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⟳.”

“"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."”

“But Mother and Father and Grandpa and Grandma and Uncle and Aunty couldn't very well call⟳ out "Millicent Margaret Amanda" every time they wanted her, so they shortened it to "Milly-Molly-Mandy" which is quite easy to say⟳.”

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