moll
Criminal's female companion
A moll is a gangster's girlfriend or a woman associated with criminals.
The term comes from early 20th-century American slang and appears frequently in noir fiction and films about organized crime: The boss showed up with his moll on his arm.
The word is dated but still understood.
Organized crime member
- gangsterCriminal organization member
- crime bossLeader of criminal organization
- racketeerOrganized crime participant
- bootleggerIllegal liquor trafficker
speakeasy · prohibition · getaway · hideout · syndicate · underworld · organized crime · heist
mobster
Organized crime member
- gangsterCriminal organization member
- crime bossLeader of criminal organization
- racketeerOrganized crime participant
bootlegger · speakeasy · prohibition · getaway · hideout · syndicate · underworld · organized crime · heist · illicit
girlfriend
Female romantic partner
- partnerOne who shares activity
- sidekickSubordinate adventure partner
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
lover · paramour · consort · dame · broad · squeeze · steady · flame · inamorata · ladylove
- noir charactersfemme fatale, private eye, gumshoe, hard-boiled detective, dame
- noir slanggumshoe, femme fatale, private eye, shamus, peeper
- cantcant, flash, patter, lingo, cove
- crimerobbery, accomplice, alibi, burglary, conspiracy
- ProhibitionProhibition, speakeasies, bootlegger, bootleggers, speakeasy
- Depression EraGreat Depression, Hooverville, breadline, dust storms, soup kitchen
Respected local leader
straight arrow · good girl · square · good citizen · civilian
molllady
Courteous term for woman
debutante · gentlewoman · proper lady · matron · socialite
- Molly Ringwald
- gun mollCriminal's female companion
- Molly Shannon
- Molly Brown
- Molly Weasley
- molly boltExpanding drywall fastener