mollie

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UK/ˈmɒlɪ/UK/ˈmɒli/US/ˈmɑli/

noun

Any of many New World fish of the genus Poecilia, formerly called Mollienesia; more commonly molly.

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Meanings

mollie1

nounmollie (plural mollies)

plural mollies

  1. Any of many New World fish of the genus Poecilia, formerly called Mollienesia; more commonly molly.
  2. informalA Molotov cocktail.

    1998 September 30th, “zorbo” (user name), misc.survivalism (Usenet newsgroup), “Re: Suppose the bad guys have tanks?”, Message ID: <6useu0$4911@ns1.netrax.net> 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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    1993 August 2nd (5:27pm), “KARL FRIEDRICH BLOSS” (user name), talk.politics.guns (Usenet), “Re: You Americans are Gun Freaks…”, Message ID: <1993Aug2.172724.76557@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> It seems the weapon of choice in Rostock and other wonderful displays of harmony with fellow humans (NOT) was the Mollie (Molotov cocktail).

Mollie2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Molly.
  2. A diminutive of Molotov.

    It was a crack division by then, and probably the chief architect of its excellence, next to Eddy, had been a private named Warner and nicknamed Molotov, which was later shortened to Mollie.

    1955, The New Yorker, volume 31, numbers 13-25, Condé Nast Publications, page 34

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpopular aquarium fish

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topminnowpoeciliid fishpoeciliid

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Origin

Diminutive abbreviation; compare Mollie (“Molotov”).

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APA

mollie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mollie

MLA

“mollie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mollie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mollie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mollie.

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