Etymology

hairy molly

Today it means: A hairy caterpillar. Full definition →

Irish malaí
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The story

  1. Irish · borrowed frommalaí
  2. English todayhairy molly

Possibly from hairy + Irish malaí (literally “eyebrows”)

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