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1. Or: molly , the familiar pet form for the personal name Mary. In the 17 ^th century it referred to any girl; by the 18 ^th century it had degenerated to refer to a criminal's companion. Gun moll / gangster's moll , a gangster or mobsters girlfriend or mistress. See playgirl for synonyms.

2. By extension, and possibly through the influence of Daniel Defoe's The Adventures and Misadventures of Moll Flanders (1722), it also came to mean a prostitute. See prostitute for synonyms.

3. Or: molly / Miss Molly , in England and Ireland, since the 18 ^th century, a effeminate male (homosexual). ' He's a bit of a molly.'

4. To copulate. Dated usage from the 18 ^th century. See copulation for synonyms.

5. To moll , to walk, skip, or mince.

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