Molly

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Molly (plural Mollies) may mean:

• Molly (movie), (1999)
• Poecilia, family of fish collectively knows as mollies
• Slang (short for molecule) for the pure powder or crystal form of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
• Molly (song) from the album The Pod by Ween
• MOLLE, acronym for MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment used by US Military
• Alexander Wood (merchant), nicknamed "Molly Wood" for his involvement in a gay sex scandal in 1810
• "Molly", a song by Mindless Self Indulgence
• Molly house, a term for a gay house of assignation in 18th century

• An archaic, almost obsolete term for a transvestite, transsexual or homosexual man. Also, a nickname for such a man, eg Ian 'Molly' Meldrum.
• Molly (band), a Swedish band mixing ska and Irish folk music
• Slang for Molotov cocktail
• Molly, a character from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.
• An alias adopted by a character from Ōban Star-Racers

[edit] Female First Name

Molly is a female nickname, once a pet-name for Mary or Margaret, and now more commonly a name in its own right. Notable people often known just by the first name of Molly include:

• Molly McGee was a fictional character in the Fibber McGee and Molly radio comedy.
• Molly, the Mail Lady, character on Sesame Street

[edit] Translations

• French: Molie
• German: Mollie
• Italian: Molia
• Norwegian: Ollie
• Polish: Mólen
• Portuguese: Molía
• Spanish: Molia

[edit] See also

• Polly and Molly, genetically engineered sheep
• Molly dance, traditionally danced by out of work ploughboys in midwinter in the 19th century
• The Molly Maguires, a clandestine society of Irish miners in 19th century Pennsylvania
• Molly & Gina, a 1994 movie directed by Paul Leder
• Molly Malone (or Cockles and Mussels), the unofficial anthem of Dublin, Ireland
• Lovin' Molly, a 1974 film directed by Sidney Lumet
• The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, an NBC dramedy that debuted in 1987
• The Unsinkable Molly Brown, a musical play which tells the fictionalized account of the life of Margaret Brown
• The Molly Brown House, a Museum dedicated to Margaret Brown
• Mollie Hardwick, a pen name of Paul C. Doherty
• Flogging Molly, an Irish punk rock band from Los Angeles
• Molly Weasley, a fictional character from the Harry Potter series of books.