moll的词源

英文词源

Moll

female proper name, shortened form of Molly, itself familiar for Mary. Used from c. 1600 for "prostitute;" meaning "companion of a thief" is first recorded 1823. A general word for "woman" in old underworld slang, for instance Moll-buzzer "pickpocket who specializes in women;" Moll-tooler "female pick-pocket." U.S. sense of "a gangster's girlfriend" is from 1923.

中文词源

moll：恶棍的女友，大哥的女人

来自常见女性名Mary的昵称，在俚语里指妓女，恶棍的女友，大哥的女人等多种与坏女人相关的词义。

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