Gun moll

A gun moll or gangster moll or gangster's moll is the female companion of a male professional criminal. "Gun" was British slang for thief, derived from Yiddish ganef (גנבֿ).[1] "Moll" is also used as a euphemism for a woman prostitute.[2]

Notable examples

Helen Julia Godman – Passport photo taken in 1919

Prominent, true-life gun molls (and the men they were associated with) include:

See also

References

  1. ^ "gun moll", The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2019
  2. ^ "moll", The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2019
  3. ^ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795–1949" (database), FamilySearch, March 20, 2015
    "Helen Daniels," DOD – January 7, 1945; citing Death, Queens, New York, New York City Municipal Archives; FHL microfilm (GS Film No.) 2194201, NYC Queens Reference No. 308 (registration/login may be required, but is free)
  4. ^ Van Cise, Philip S. Fighting the Underworld. Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press, 1936) OCLC 435739
  • The dictionary definition of gun moll at Wiktionary