moll

Meanings

Noun

  • A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
  • A prostitute or woman with loose sexual morals.
  • Bitch, slut; an insulting epithet applied to a female.
  • A girlfriend of a bikie.
  • A girlfriend of a surfie; blends with pejorative sense.
  • A female fan of extreme metal, grunge or hardcore punk, especially the girlfriend of a musician of those aforementioned genres.

Adjective

  • minor; in the minor mode

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Origin

  • From Moll, an archaic nickname for Mary (see also Molly).
  • German Moll, from Latin mollis ("soft, tender, elegiac"). Compare molle.
  • Cognate with Norwegian BokmÃ¥l moll.

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