different between mollie vs molly

English

Etymology

Diminutive abbreviation; compare Mollie (“Molotov”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: m??l?, IPA^(key): /?m?l?/
• (UK) enPR: m??li, IPA^(key): /?m?li/
• (US) enPR: m??l?, IPA^(key): /?m?li/

Noun

mollie (plural mollies)

1. Any of many New World fish of the genus Poecilia, formerly called Mollienesia.
2. (informal) A Molotov cocktail.
   • 1993 August 2nd (5:27pm), “KARL FRIEDRICH BLOSS” (user name), talk.politics.guns (Usenet), “Re: You Americans are Gun Freaks…”, Message ID: <[email protected]>

     It seems the weapon of choice in Rostock and other wonderful displays of harmony with fellow humans (NOT) was the Mollie (Molotov cocktail).

   • 1998 September 30th, “zorbo” (user name), misc.survivalism (Usenet newsgroup), “Re: Suppose the bad guys have tanks?”, Message ID: <[email protected]>

     Would you be willing to sit in an AFV, even the most modern, while I toss a couple mollies onto the engine compartment?

Translations

Anagrams

• Lomeli

French

Verb

mollie

1. feminine singular of the past participle of mollir

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?li/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?li/
• Rhymes: -?li
• Homophones: mollie, Mollie, Molly

Etymology 1

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.

Noun

molly (countable and uncountable, plural mollies)

1. (now chiefly Ireland) A woman or girl, especially of low status.
2. (slang) An effeminate male, a male homosexual.
3. (slang, uncountable) Pure MDMA powder.

   Synonym: mandy
4. A mollemoke.
5. A female cat, a she-cat (usually spayed)
6. A bird, the wagtail.
7. A molly bolt.

Derived terms

• mollycoddle
• molly-guard

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.

Etymology 2

From Mollienesia, an invalid taxonomic name for the genus, influenced by the personal name Molly

Noun

molly (plural mollies)

1. A fish of the genus Poecilia, except for those known as guppies.

Translations

See also

• guppy

References