"moll buzzer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-moll buzzer.ogg [Australia] Forms: moll buzzers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=moll buzzer}} moll buzzer (plural moll buzzers)
  1. (slang, obsolete) A petty criminal who follows a female pickpocket. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-moll_buzzer-en-noun-2JGs~Fp1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for moll buzzer meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)

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