molls
Underworld women companions
Molls is the plural of moll, slang for a gangster's girlfriend or female companion.
The term peaked in 1920s–30s crime reporting and films: gun molls, gangster molls.
It can also mean a prostitute, though this sense is dated.
The word carries a whiff of vintage Americana—fedoras, speakeasies, and tommy guns.
Twenties unconventional young woman
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- bootleggerIllegal liquor trafficker
- mobsterOrganized crime member
- underworldRealm of the departed
prohibition · mafia · syndicate · racketeer · heist · contraband · smuggling · hitman
1920s modern young women
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- CharlestonSouthern Atlantic port city
roaring twenties · Gatsby · bobbed hair · bathtub gin · vaudeville · moonshine · Model T · zoot suit
Female romantic partner
- dameDated slang for woman
- broadWide in span
- dollToy human figure
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
companion · paramour · squeeze · steady · lady friend · kept woman · consort · arm candy
flapper
Twenties unconventional young woman
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- bootleggerIllegal liquor trafficker
- mobsterOrganized crime member
underworld · prohibition · mafia · syndicate · racketeer · heist · contraband · smuggling · hitman · kingpin
flappers
1920s modern young women
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
Charleston · roaring twenties · Gatsby · bobbed hair · bathtub gin · vaudeville · moonshine · Model T · zoot suit · pinstripe
girlfriend
Female romantic partner
sweetheart · companion · paramour · squeeze · steady · lady friend · kept woman · consort · arm candy · sidekick
mollswives
Married female partners
society ladies · housewives · matrons · debutantes · socialites
- gun mollCriminal's female companion
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