A moll is a slang term with two different meanings in different places).

• In the United States, it is an archaic term for a gangsters girlfriend or female companion.

• In Australia and New Zealand, it is a usually pejorative or self-deprecating term for a woman of loose sexual morals or a prostitute).

The term "moll" is derived from "Molly," which was used as a euphemism for "whore" or "prostitute"). The term "gun moll" was used to describe the female companions of male professional criminals. In the US, molls were often the romantic partners of 1920s and 30s mobsters, and they were also called "gun molls," not named after the weapon, but for gonif, the Yiddish word for "thief".