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molly¹

  • /ˈmɒli/ UK
  • /ˈmɑli/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /ˈmɒli/ Canada
  • /ˈmɔli/ Australia
  • [ˈmɔ̟li] New Zealand

Sounds like mollie, Mollie, Molly · Rhymes with -ɒli

Where it comes from

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 molecule, meaning MDMA.

noun mollies

  1. Ireland, countable, uncountable A woman or girl, especially of low status or prostitute.

    Similar: moll

  2. countable, slang, uncountable a male homosexual, especially an effeminate one.
  3. slang, uncountable Pure MDMA powder. So la-da-di-da-di, we like to party / Dancing with Molly / Doing whatever we want

    Similar: mandy

  4. countable, uncountable A mollemoke. 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.
  5. countable, uncountable A female cat, a she-cat (usually spayed)
  6. countable, uncountable A bird, the wagtail.
  7. countable, uncountable A molly bolt.

verb mollies · mollying · mollied

  1. 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.

molly²

  • /ˈmɒli/ UK
  • /ˈmɑli/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /ˈmɒli/ Canada
  • /ˈmɔli/ Australia
  • [ˈmɔ̟li] New Zealand

Sounds like mollie, Mollie, Molly · Rhymes with -ɒli

Where it comes from

From Mollienesia, an invalid taxonomic name for the genus, influenced by the personal name Molly.

noun mollies

  1. A fish of the genus Poecilia, excluding Endler's livebearers and guppies.

molly³

  • /ˈmɒli/ UK
  • /ˈmɑli/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /ˈmɒli/ Canada
  • /ˈmɔli/ Australia
  • [ˈmɔ̟li] New Zealand

Sounds like mollie, Mollie, Molly · Rhymes with -ɒli

noun mollies

  1. India, South Asia, alternative Alternative spelling of mali (“a member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener”).

molly⁴

  • /ˈmɒli/ UK
  • /ˈmɑli/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /ˈmɒli/ Canada
  • /ˈmɔli/ Australia
  • [ˈmɔ̟li] New Zealand

Sounds like mollie, Mollie, Molly · Rhymes with -ɒli

Where it comes from

Clipping of Molotov.

noun mollies

  1. slang A Molotov cocktail. 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.

Molly⁵

  • /ˈmɒ.li/ UK
  • /ˈmɑ.li/ US

Rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -ɒli, (General American) -ɑːli

Where it comes from

From Moll, diminutive lambdacism of Mary + -y.

proper noun Mollie

  1. 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 voic
  2. A female given name from Hebrew.

noun Mollies · Mollie

  1. Canada, US, slang, uncountable Alternative letter-case form of molly: the crystalline or powdered form of MDMA.
  2. countable, historical, uncountable A Molly Maguire.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mollie, moll, coddling, coddle, wait, happen, mule, mol, poppy, mandy, coddles, hello, e, x, xtc, adam

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@misc{molly_2026,
  title = {molly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/molly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}