- gun moll
- gun moll 1908, "female criminal," second element from nickname of Mary, used of disreputable females since early 1600s; first element from slang gonif "thief" (1885), from Yiddish, from Heb. gannabh "thief."
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gun moll — gun′ moll n. Slang. sts a female companion of a criminal • Etymology: 1905–10; gun, British argot “thief,” shortening ofgonnof(see ganef) … From formal English to slang
gun moll — ☆ gun moll n. [Old Slang] the mistress or female accomplice of a GUNMAN (sense 1) … English World dictionary
gun moll — noun the girlfriend of a gangster • Syn: ↑moll, ↑gangster s moll • Hypernyms: ↑criminal, ↑felon, ↑crook, ↑outlaw, ↑malefactor * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Gun moll — A gun moll is a female companion of male professional criminal, and in some contexts the term more specifically suggests that the gun moll handles a firearm.When the term came into usage in the first decade of the 20th century, [… … Wikipedia
gun moll — Slang. 1. a female companion of a criminal. 2. a female criminal. Also called moll. [1905 10; gun in earlier Brit. argot thief (see GANEF), later taken as GUN1, which has influenced sense; cf. SON OF A GUN] * * * … Universalium
gun moll — noun Etymology: argot gun thief, rascal, by shortening & alteration from gonoph, ganef thief more at ganef Date: circa 1908 slang moll 2b … New Collegiate Dictionary
gun-moll — /ˈgʌn mɒl/ (say gun mol) noun → moll1 (def. 1) …
Moll — can refer to: Contents 1 As a name 1.1 Notable people with the given name 1.2 Notable people with the surname 1.3 Fictional Molls … Wikipedia
Moll (slang) — Moll (pronounced /ˈmoʊl/) is Australian and New Zealand slang, usually pejorative or self deprecating, for a woman of loose sexual morals, a bitch, a slut or a prostitute. The term can also be used for a girlfriend of a thief, gangster, surfie or … Wikipedia
moll — [mäl] n. 1. GUN MOLL 2. Slang a prostitute … English World dictionary
