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moll

moll

4 9.9
A woman who is the companion of a gangster
  • noun
  • /mɔl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : mujer de gangster
  • And so I'm a gangster's moll.
  • gangster moll
  • gun moll
  • mafia moll

And I pull over and and is this Moll?

Examples

  • How do you like being a gangster's moll, baby?

  • She looked even tougher now, like a gun moll in an old movie.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • ...and it sure is good to see all you gents with your molls here.

  • Billie's his gangster moll, and that played into her decision, but as a good Catholic, she would not condone or encourage murder.

    Blog text (25)
  • In Out of the Past, gangster Whit slaps his moll, Kathie, after learning she murdered a man and lied to him about it.

    Blog text (10)
  • How do you like being a gangster's moll, baby?

  • She'd been a gun moll in the Chicago mafia.

  • Greg explained that Vic and his moll were in the company of Sarah Nade.

Synonyms

gun moll
vsmoll
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A woman who is the companion or girlfriend of a gangster

is the broader label for any female companion or associate of criminals
gangster's moll
vsmoll
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A woman who is the girlfriend of a gangster

is the general term for any female companion or associate of criminals

Compounds

gun moll
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A woman who is the companion or girlfriend of a gangster

gangster's moll
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A woman who is the girlfriend of a gangster

Surface Forms

moll singular
molls plural

Etymology

Moll comes from the old woman's name Molly, a common nickname for Mary. People long ago used Molly to mean a 'prostitute' or a woman who stayed with criminals, so a moll became the female companion of a gangster.