What is "molly"

Molly \Mol"ly\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Mollemoke.

Molly \Mol"ly\, n. A pet or colloquial name for Mary. Molly cottontail. (Zo["o]l.) See Cottontail. Molly Maguire (m[.a]*gw[imac]r"); pl. Molly Maguires (-gw[imac]rz).

1. A member of a secret association formed among the tenantry in Ireland about 1843, principally for the purpose of intimidating law officers and preventing the service of legal writs. Its members disguised themselves in the dress of women.

2. A member of a similar association of Irishmen organized in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania, about 1854, for the purpose of intimidating employers and officers of the law, and for avenging themselves by murder on persons obnoxious to them. The society was broken up by criminal prosecutions in 1876.

fem. proper name, a familiar form of Mary.

seabird, 1857, short for mollymawk, from Dutch mallemok, from mal "foolish" + mok "gull."

n. 1 (context now chiefly Ireland English) A woman or girl, especially of low status. 2 (context slang English) An effeminate male, a male homosexual. 3 (context slang English) Pure MDMA powder. 4 A fish of the genus ''Poecilia''. 5 A mollemoke. 6 A female cat; a she-cat. 7 A molly bolt.

n. popular aquarium fish [syn: mollie]

Molly is a 1999 romantic comedy-drama film about a 28-year-old woman with autism who came into the custody of her neurotic executive brother. The film was directed by John Duigan and written by Dick Christie of Small Wonder-fame, and stars Elisabeth Shue, Aaron Eckhart, and Jill Hennessy.

Molly was a Swedish band that played a mix of Irish folk music with ska and oi!. Later they also had influences from Swedish folk music and klezmer. Because of the mix of music styles the band required a lot of different instruments and many different persons playing them so the members were many and varied. On Raj Raj the participants were Alf Vierth ( song), Björn Eriksson ( drums), Elä Malmberg ( bass, background song), Harald Berthelsen ( mandolin, tin whistle, background song), Martin Linder ( saxophone, background song), Rickard Elofsson ( trumpet, background song), Stefan Ståhl ( guitar, background song), Svante Sörmark (guitar, background song) and Viktor Brobacke ( trombone, harmonica, song on Rätt Sätt and background song). On Mollyfied the setting was Alf (song), Harald (song, mandolin), Elä (base), Steffe (guitar), Björn (drums), Totte ( banjo), Karin ( accordion), Majje (whistle), Viktor (trombone), Rikard (trumpet), Martin (saxophone).

Molly or Mollie is both a feminine given name and a pet-name for Mary or Margaret.

A molly or molly bolt, often misspelled moly, is a formerly trademarked name for a specialized screw fastener used with drywall, as a hollow-wall anchor. Larger sizes permit reasonably heavy objects, such as shelving, flatscreen-TV mounts or central-heating radiators to be attached to drywall in locations where there is no stud behind the drywall. For heavy objects, multiple molly bolts may be required.

Molly is a musical with lyrics by Leonard Adelson and Mack David and music by Jerry Livingston. The musical book by Louis Garfinkle and Adelson is based on characters from Gertrude Berg's The Goldbergs. The musical premiered on Broadway on September 27, 1973 at the Alvin Theatre where it ran for a total of 108 performances, closing on December 29, 1973. The cast included Kaye Ballard as Molly, Lee Wallace as Jake, Eli Mintz as Uncle David, and Swen Swenson as Michael Stone.

Molly, Mollie or mollies may refer to:

• Molly (name) or Mollie, a female given name (including a list of persons and characters with the name)
• Poecilia sphenops, a species of fish commonly known as "molly"
  • Poecilia, a genus of fishes collectively known as "mollies"

Molly is a 1983 Australian film about a singing dog which marked the acting debut of Claudia Karvan.

"Molly" is a song by American recording artist Tyga, released March 29, 2013 as the first promotional single for his third studio album, Hotel California. The song has peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100. It heavily samples Cedric Gervais's 2012 single of the same name.

Molly is a two-part Australian miniseries about music legend Molly Meldrum. Aired on the Seven Network, the first part premiered on 7 February 2016, with the second and final half screening on 14 February. It is based on Meldrum's biography, The Never, Um ... Ever Ending Story, which was written with journalist Jeff Jenkins.

"Molly" is a song released in 1962 by Bobby Goldsboro. The song's lyrics tell the story of a man returning home to his wife and young child, after having lost his sight fighting in a war.

"Molly" was Bobby Goldsboro's first hit single. The song spent 7 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 70, while reaching No. 17 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart.

"Molly (16 Candles Down the Drain)" is a song by American rock band Sponge, released in 1995 as the second single from their debut album Rotting Piñata. It also serves as the name of the band's greatest hits album, which was released in 2000. It was originally titled "Molly" on Rotting Piñata, but was elongated for its release as a single. It was ostensibly named after actress Molly Ringwald, who starred in Sixteen Candles. However, it was actually inspired by a story one of the band members heard about a girl who fell in love with one of her teachers shortly before her 16th birthday, who then attempted to commit suicide via an overdose of ecstasy after he rejected her, hence "16 candles down the drain." "Molly" is a more pure form of MDMA than street ecstasy.

To date, it is the band's only song to appear on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, having peaked at number 55 in August 1995. It is the band's highest-charting song on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, where it was a top three hit. The song also reached number 11 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

The music video for the song was released in 1995 and was directed by Doug Aitken.

"Molly" is a song by French- American DJ Cedric Gervais, first announced by Gervais through his YouTube channel on 9 April 2012. The song was released as an single in the United States and Canada on 3 July 2012 through Big Beat Records, and as an EP in the United Kingdom on 22 July, and then worldwide on 21 Agusut 2012 through Spinnin' Records and 3 Beat Productions, including remixes. It was written and produced by Cedric Gervais and Carlos Cid. The song was used in the 2013 film Pain & Gain.

"Molly" was heavily sampled in American recording artist Tyga's 2013 song of the same name. It was released as a promotional single for his third studio album Hotel California.