Molly, Mollie or mollies may refer to:

Animals

* '' Poecilia'', a genus of fishes ** ''

Poecilia sphenops ''Poecilia sphenops'' is a species of fish, of the genus ''Poecilia'', known under the common name molly; to distinguish it from its congeners, it is sometimes called short-finned molly or common molly. They inhabit fresh water streams and coas ...

'', a fish species * A female

mule The mule is a domestic equine hybrid between a donkey and a horse. It is the offspring of a male donkey (a jack) and a female horse (a mare). The horse and the donkey are different species, with different numbers of chromosomes; of the two pos ...

(horse–donkey hybrid)

People

* Molly (name) or Mollie, a female given name, including a list of persons and characters with the name *

Molly Pitcher Molly Pitcher is a nickname given to a woman said to have fought in the American Revolutionary War. She is most often identified as Mary Hays (American Revolutionary War), Mary Ludwig Hays, who fought in the Battle of Monmouth in June 1778. Ano ...

, one of several American women believed to have helped fight against British forces during the American Revolution * Molly Malone, a mythical 19th-century Irish fishmonger and associated folk song and statue * Molly Mormon, a stereotype of a Latter-day Saints woman

Dance and theatre

* ''Molly'' (musical), a 1973 Broadway musical *

Molly dance Molly dancing is a form of English Morris dance, traditionally done by out-of-work ploughboys in midwinter in the 19th century. History Molly dancing has been recorded in many parts of the English Midlands and East Anglia. It died out during the ...

, a form of English Morris dance

Film and television

* ''Molly'' (1983 film), an Australian film by Ned Lander * ''Molly'' (1999 film), an American film starring Elisabeth Shue * '' Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front'', a 2006 made-for-television film * ''

The Roads Not Taken ''The Roads Not Taken'' is a 2020 drama film written and directed by Sally Potter. The film stars Javier Bardem, Elle Fanning, Salma Hayek and Laura Linney. ''The Roads Not Taken'' had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festiva ...

'' (working title ''Molly''), a 2020 American drama film by Sally Potter * ''Molly'' (miniseries), a 2016 Australian miniseries

Music

* "Molly" (Bobby Goldsboro song) * "Molly" (Lil Pump song) * "Molly" (Cedric Gervais song) * "Molly" (Tyga song) * " Molly (16 Candles Down the Drain)", a 1995 single by Sponge * "Molly", a song by Mindless Self Indulgence from '' Tight'' * "Molly", a song by Mike Oldfield from ''

QE2 ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' (''QE2'') is a retired British ocean liner converted into a floating hotel. Originally built for the Cunard Line, the ship, named as the second ship named ''Queen Elizabeth'', was operated by Cunard as both a transatlantic ...

'' * "Molly", a song by Ween from the album '' The Pod'' *

The Mollys The Mollys were an American folk-rock quintet, influenced by Celtic and Tejano music, and based in Tucson, Arizona. For most of their run, their members were Nancy McCallion, Catherine Zavala, Kevin Schramm, Dan Sorenson and Gary Mackender. The ...

, an American band mixing Celtic folk and Tejano music

Places

Aşağı Mollu Aşağı Mollu (also, Ashagy-Mollu, Ashaga Molly, and Molly) is a village in the Qubadli Rayon of Azerbaijan. Aşağı Mollu is the Azeri Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, A ...

, Azerbaijan, also called Molly *

Mollie, Indiana Mollie is an extinct American village in Blackford County, Indiana, that flourished during the Indiana Gas Boom from the 1880s until the 1920s. The region around Mollie experienced an economic "boom" period because of the discovery of gas a ...

, an extinct American village * Mollee, New South Wales, a parish in

White County, New South Wales White County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is located to the south of the Namoi River along both sides of Bohena Creek, with Narrabri at the northern end. It includes most of the Pilliga Nature Reserve. White ...

In street slang

MDMA 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly seen in Tablet (pharmacy), tablet form (ecstasy) and crystal form (molly or mandy), is a potent empathogen–entactogen with stimulant properties primarily used for Recreational dru ...

's crystallized form, a party drug **sometimes Methylone * Molotov cocktail, an improvised bottle-based incendiary weapon * Molly house, a meeting place for gay man in 18th- and 19th-century England

Other uses

Molly (fastener) A molly or molly bolt (often misspelled moly) is a type of screw fastener that fastens objects to plaster or gypsum board hollow walls by providing an anchor to be lodged inside a hole and expanded once in position. Larger sizes permit reasonably ...

, a type of wall anchor *

Molly Maguires The Molly Maguires were an Irish 19th-century secret society active in Ireland, Liverpool and parts of the Eastern United States, best known for their activism among Irish-American and Irish immigrant coal miners in Pennsylvania. After a serie ...

, a 19th-century Irish secret society *

MOLLE (military) MOLLE (pronounced ,, homophonic with the name Molly) is an acronym for Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment. It is used to define the current generation of load-bearing equipment and backpacks used by a number of NATO armed forces, espe ...

, Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment