"molly" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑli/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-molly.ogg [Australia] Forms: mollies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒli Etymology: 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 the initial of MDMA. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Molly}} Molly, {{m|en|Mary}} Mary, {{m|la|mollitia||softness, weakness}} mollitia (“softness, weakness”), {{m|en|MDMA}} MDMA Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} molly (countable and uncountable, plural mollies)
  1. (now chiefly Ireland) A woman or girl, especially of low status. Tags: Ireland, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-molly-en-noun-976lvcYz Categories (other): Irish English
  2. (slang) An effeminate male, a male homosexual. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-molly-en-noun-anIDNe~K
  3. (slang, uncountable) Pure MDMA powder. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Recreational drugs Synonyms: mandy
    Sense id: en-molly-en-noun-OhzCwkhq Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 5 4 14 4 15 5 9 18 20 7
  4. A mollemoke. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-molly-en-noun-uFBL79uu
  5. A female cat, a she-cat (usually spayed) Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Recreational drugs Categories (lifeform): Female animals
    Sense id: en-molly-en-noun-sFImcIiL Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 5 4 14 4 15 5 9 18 20 7 Disambiguation of Female animals: 4 3 2 0 67 2 1 12 6 2
  6. A bird, the wagtail. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-molly-en-noun-xq9mbAhd
  7. A molly bolt. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-molly-en-noun-d2-30frr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mollycoddle, molly-guard
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑli/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-molly.ogg [Australia] Forms: mollies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒli Etymology: From Mollienesia, an invalid taxonomic name for the genus, influenced by the personal name Molly. Head templates: {{en-noun}} molly (plural mollies)
  1. A fish of the genus Poecilia, except for those known as guppies. Categories (topical): Recreational drugs Categories (lifeform): Toothcarps Derived forms: molly miller Related terms: guppy Translations (fish): molli (Finnish), chimbolo (Spanish), molly (Swedish), lyrmolly [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-molly-en-noun-ewPyNf5k Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 5 4 14 4 15 5 9 18 20 7 Disambiguation of Toothcarps: 5 1 4 3 3 3 19 49 12 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑli/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-molly.ogg [Australia] Forms: mollies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒli Head templates: {{en-noun}} molly (plural mollies)
  1. (India, South Asia) Alternative spelling of mali (“a member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener”). Tags: India, South-Asia, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mali (extra: a member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener) Categories (topical): LGBT, Recreational drugs Related terms: hairy molly, hog molly, mollydocker, molly house, molly miller, molly wop
    Sense id: en-molly-en-noun-fOJPGq5G Disambiguation of LGBT: 5 3 13 8 15 2 11 10 29 4 Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 5 4 14 4 15 5 9 18 20 7 Categories (other): Indian English, South Asian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɒli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑli/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-molly.ogg [Australia] Forms: mollies [present, singular, third-person], mollying [participle, present], mollied [participle, past], mollied [past]
Rhymes: -ɒli Etymology: 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 the initial of MDMA. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Molly}} Molly, {{m|en|Mary}} Mary, {{m|la|mollitia||softness, weakness}} mollitia (“softness, weakness”), {{m|en|MDMA}} MDMA Head templates: {{en-verb}} molly (third-person singular simple present mollies, present participle mollying, simple past and past participle mollied)
  1. To engage in (male) homosexual activity with. Related terms: moll
    Sense id: en-molly-en-verb-~eri2sab
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
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}
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        "A woman or girl, especially of low status."
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        "An effeminate male, a male homosexual."
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        "(slang) An effeminate male, a male homosexual."
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        "countable",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
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    },
    {
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        "Pure MDMA powder."
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          "MDMA"
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        "(slang, uncountable) Pure MDMA powder."
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        "slang",
        "uncountable"
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
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    },
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        ],
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      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "A bird, the wagtail."
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          "wagtail"
        ]
      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A molly bolt."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "molly bolt",
          "molly bolt"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɑli/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒli"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mollie"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Mollie"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Molly"
    },
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}

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    "en:Recreational drugs",
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        "present"
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, Peter Ackroyd, Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day",
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          "homosexual"
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɑli/",
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        "General-American"
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    },
    {
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    {
      "homophone": "Molly"
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    "en:LGBT",
    "en:Recreational drugs",
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        "plural"
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɑli/",
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        "General-American"
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    {
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "molli"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "chimbolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "molly"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fish",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "lyrmolly"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "en:LGBT",
    "en:Recreational drugs",
    "en:Toothcarps"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "hairy molly"
    },
    {
      "word": "hog molly"
    },
    {
      "word": "mollydocker"
    },
    {
      "word": "molly house"
    },
    {
      "word": "molly miller"
    },
    {
      "word": "molly wop"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        {
          "extra": "a member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener",
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        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Indian English",
        "South Asian English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of mali (“a member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener”)."
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          "caste"
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        "alternative"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɒli/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɑli/",
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        "General-American"
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      "homophone": "Mollie"
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      "homophone": "Molly"
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "molly"
}

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