moll
- noun
- /mɔl/
- Archaic
- And so I'm a gangster's moll.
- gangster moll
- gun moll
- mafia moll
And I pull over and and is this Moll?
- And I pull over and and is this Moll?
Examples
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How do you like being a gangster's moll, baby?
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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.
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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?
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She'd been a gun moll in the Chicago mafia.
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Greg explained that Vic and his moll were in the company of Sarah Nade.
Synonyms
A woman who is the companion or girlfriend of a gangster
A woman who is the girlfriend of a gangster
Compounds
Surface Forms
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.