Moll Kelley

A form of Moll Kelly — A fictional person used in swearing oaths, especially "By the powers of Moll Kelly", often in caricatures of the speech of uneducated Irish people.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Moll Kelly.
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APA

Moll Kelley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moll%20Kelley

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Moll Kelley,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moll%20Kelley.

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