gun moll

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [guhn mol]
- /gʌn mɒl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [guhn mol]
- /gʌn mɒl/

Definitions of gun moll words

noun gun moll a female companion of a criminal. 1
noun gun moll a female criminal. 1
noun gun moll a female criminal or a woman who associates with criminals 0
noun gun moll the mistress or female accomplice of a gunman (sense 1) 0

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Origin of gun moll

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

1905-10; gun in earlier British argot “thief” (see ganef), later taken as gun1, which has influenced sense; cf. son of a gun

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Parts of speech for Gun moll

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gun moll popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

gun moll usage trend in Literature

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