Molly
proper noun
- the illicit drug ecstasy especially when in a powdered or crystalline form contained in a capsule
noun
- any of several tropical and subtropical live-bearing fishes of the genus Poecilia of the Americas, often kept in home aquariums
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈmɒ.li/ / /ˈmɑ.li/ / /ˈmɒli/ / /ˈmɑli/
name
Etymology: From Moll, diminutive lambdacism of Mary + -y.
- 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."”
“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.”
- A female given name from Hebrew.
noun
Etymology: From Moll, diminutive lambdacism of Mary + -y.
- Alternative letter-case form of molly: the crystalline or powdered form of MDMA.
- A Molly Maguire.
verb
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.
- 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.”
“On one occasion, Partridge was nearly mobbed in a molly-house when some men called him a 'treacherous, blowing-up, mollying bitch, and swore they'd massacre anybody that should betray them.'”