moll

¹

[mol]

noun

Slang.

1. gun moll.

2. Archaic.,  a prostitute.

moll

²

[mawl]

adjective

German.

1. (in music) written in a minor key; minor.

Moll

³

[mol]

noun

1. a female given name.

moll

/ mɒl /

noun

1. the female accomplice of a gangster

2. a prostitute

Word History and Origins

Origin of moll¹

Special use of Moll

Word History and Origins

Origin of moll¹

C17: from Moll, familiar form of Mary

Example Sentences

And Chakraborty became the subject of misogynistic abuse, with trolls calling her a "witch", a "fortune huntress", a "mafia moll" and "sex bait to trap rich men".

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She was an enabler, the classic gangster’s moll.

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She was dubbed a murderer, a gangster's moll.

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Then, like a gun moll, the Queen Mother orders a martini.

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Zhao Tao is electrifying as a mob moll who takes the fall for her boyfriend, serving five years on a gun charge, and then finding that everything in her life has changed upon her release.

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