name
Meaning 1
Alternative spelling of Molly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Standard Lemma guide
Mollie
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: mŏʹlĭ
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɒlɪ/
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UK: mŏʹli
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UK: /ˈmɒli/
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US: mŏʹlē
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US: /ˈmɑli/
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CMU ARPABET: M AA1 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A diminutive of Molotov.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Any of many New World fish of the genus Poecilia, formerly called Mollienesia; more commonly molly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A Molotov cocktail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- 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?
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noun
Meaning 5
popular aquarium fish
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: molly
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Broader terms: topminnow, poeciliid fish, poeciliid, live-bearer
History
Etymology
Diminutive abbreviation; compare Mollie (“Molotov”).