different between molly vs zolly

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

English

Etymology

Blend of zoom +? dolly

Noun

zolly (plural zollies)

1. A dolly zoom.
   • 2005, Wendy Tumminello, Exploring Storyboarding (page 51)

     In Jaws, Spielberg used the zolly effect when Brody witnesses a little boy eaten by the shark. Brody is sitting on the beach and as the camera dollies toward him, the zoom lens is pulled back.