Recent Examples on the WebThe woman caught within the frame is part gamine, gun moll.—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023 Then, like a gun moll, the Queen Mother orders a martini.—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023 The template of the gangster and the gun moll was replicated throughout that era and remains a cultural touchstone to this day.—Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2021 Before Bonnie and Clyde gained fame during the Depression Era, the Whittemores — and the press who breathlessly covered them — established the archetype of the seductive bad boy and his loyal gun moll.—Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2021
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Word History
Etymology
argot gun thief, rascal, by shortening & alteration from gonoph, ganef thief — more at ganef
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