# molly

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɒli/ · frequency rank #8,694

## Definitions
1. A woman or girl, especially of low status or prostitute.
2. a male homosexual, especially an effeminate one.
3. Pure MDMA powder.
4. A mollemoke.
5. A female cat, a she-cat (usually spayed)
6. A bird, the wagtail.
7. A molly bolt.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **mull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molly-vs-mull)
- **moly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molly-vs-moly)
- **money** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molly-vs-money)
- **mommy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molly-vs-mommy)
- **moody** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molly-vs-moody)
- **Monty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molly-vs-monty)
- **mould** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molly-vs-mould)
- **Morty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molly-vs-morty)
- **moray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molly-vs-moray)
- **Mosby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molly-vs-mosby)
- **mossy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molly-vs-mossy)
- **mostly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molly-vs-mostly)
- **Morley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molly-vs-morley)
- **motley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molly-vs-motley)
- **Mosley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molly-vs-mosley)
- **morally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molly-vs-morally)
- **mol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mol-vs-molly)
- **mill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mill-vs-molly)
- **mall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mall-vs-molly)
- **mold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-molly)

## Common misspellings (5)
`mloly`, `mmolly`, `mollyy`, `molyl`, `omlly`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/molly