different between nelly vs molly

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /n?li/
• Rhymes: -?li

Etymology 1

Shortened from Nelly Duff, for puff, i.e. breath of life.

Noun

nelly (not used in the plural)

1. (Cockney rhyming slang) A person's life.

Usage notes

• Used principally in the phrase not on your nelly.

Etymology 2

From the woman's name Nelly.

Noun

nelly (plural nellies)

1. (derogatory, slang) An effeminate homosexual man.
2. (Britain, slang) A silly person.
3. A giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus and Macronectes halli.

Hyponyms

• (petrel): Antarctic giant petrel, northern giant petrel, southern giant fulmar, southern giant petrel

Translations

Adjective

nelly (comparative nellier, superlative nelliest)

1. (slang) Unmanly; effeminate.

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