"mollie" meaning in English

See mollie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒlɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɒli/ [UK], /ˈmɑli/ [US] Forms: mollies [plural]
enPR: mŏʹlĭ [US], mŏʹli [US], mŏʹlē [US] Etymology: Diminutive abbreviation; compare Mollie (“Molotov”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|Mollie||Molotov}} Mollie (“Molotov”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mollie (plural mollies)
  1. Any of many New World fish of the genus Poecilia, formerly called Mollienesia; more commonly molly.
    Sense id: en-mollie-en-noun--SgvUk-s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (informal) A Molotov cocktail. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-mollie-en-noun-mGWAhw9C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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