molehill mountaineer
Someone who exaggerates or makes a big deal out of something small
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moll
A girl; nickname for Mary.—Old Cant.
Moll Cutpurse
The familiar name of Mary Frith (about 1585-1660), a woman of masculine vigour, who not infrequently assumed man's attire. She was a notorious thief and once attacked General Fairfax on Hounslow Heath, for which she was sent to Newgate. She escaped by bribery, and died at last of dropsy. Middleton and Dekker's play, The Roaring Girl (1611) is founded on her doings.
moll thompson's mark
M. T. i.e. empty: as, Take away this bottle, it has Moll Thompson's mark upon it.
moll thomson’s mark
That is, M. T.—empty; as, "Take away this bottle, it has MOLL THOMSON’S MARK on it." See M. T.
moll-tooler
A female pickpocket.
molled
Followed, or accompanied by a woman. When a costermonger sees a friend walking with a woman he does not know, he says on the first opportunity afterwards, "I see yer the other night when yer was MOLLED up and too proud to speak."
mollisher
A low girl or woman; generally a female cohabiting with a man who gets his living by thieving.
mollsack
A reticule, or market basket.
molly
A Miss Molly; an effeminate fellow, a sodomite.
molly coddle
A pampered creature, afraid that the winds of heaven should visit him too roughly.
Molly Maguires
An Irish secret society organized m 1843. Stout, active young Irish- men dressed up in women's clothes and otherwise disguised themselves to surprise those employed to enforce the payment of rests. Their victims were ducked in bog-holes, and many were beaten most unmercifully.
Molly Mog
This celebrated beauty was an innkeeper's daughter, at Oakingham, Berks. She was the toast of the gay sparks of the first half of the 18th century, and died unmarried m 1766, at the age of sixty-seven.
mollycoddle
An effeminate man; one who "coddles" amongst the women, or does their work.
mollygrubs
Or MULLIGRUBS, stomach ache, or sorrow—which to the costermonger is much the same, as he believes, like the ancients, that the viscera is the seat of all feeling. Costermongers are not alone, even in the present day, in this belief.
molotov breadbasket
A canister of incend- iary bombs which, on being launched from a plane, opened and showered the bombs over a wide area.
molotov cocktail
A home-made anti-tank bomb, invented and first used by the Finns against the Russians (1940) and developed in England as one of the weapons of the Home
molrowing
"out on the spree," in company with so-called "gay women." In allusion to the amatory serenadings of the London cats. Another form of this is, "out on the tiles."
molson muscle
Beer belly.
mom and pop
a small, family-owned business
moment in the sun
A brief period of fame or success
mommy brain
a mental state of forgetfulness and distraction attributed to mothers
moncrieff’s
Tom and Jerry, or Life in London, a Farce in Three Acts, 12mo. 1820.
monday
Saint Monday. See SAINT.
monday-morning quarterback
Someone who criticizes or comments on a decision after it has been made
mondayish
Or Mondayfied, disinclined for work. "St. Monday" is a great institution among artizans and small tradesmen.
money
A girl's private parts, commonly applied to little children: as, Take care, Miss, or you will shew your money.
Money demands care, you abuse it and it disappears – Rashida Costa
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
money does not grow on trees
Money is not easily or freely available
money droppers
Cheats who drop money, which they pretend to find just before some country lad; and by way of giving him a share of their good luck, entice him into a public house, where they and their confederates cheat or rob him of what money he has about him.
money earned by deceit, goes by deceit
Wealth gained dishonestly is often lost in a similar manner
money for jam
Easy and profitable work
money for jam
Money (or money's worth) for nothing; an unexpected bit of luck.
money for old rope
Something very easy to do and requiring little effort to achieve
money is a good servant, but a bad master. (17th century)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
Money is like muck, not good except it be spread. (Francis Bacon)
Wealth is only beneficial when shared or used to help others
money is not everything
Wealth does not guarantee happiness or fulfillment
money makes many things, but also makes devil dance
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
money makes the mare go
Money motivates people to act or work
money makes the world go around
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
money pit
A situation or investment that consumes a lot of money
Money speaks sense in a language all nations understand. (Aphra Behn)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
money's worth
to get the value or satisfaction one has paid for
mongrel
A hanger on among cheats, a spunger; also a child whose father and mother are of different countries.
monk
A term of contempt; probably an abbreviation of MONKEY.
monkery
The country, or rural districts. Originally an old word for a quiet or monastic life.—Hall.
monkey
To suck the monkey; to suck or draw wine, or any other liquor, privately out of a cask, by means of a straw, or small tube. Monkey's allowance; more kicks than halfpence. Who put that monkey on horseback without tying his legs? vulgar wit on a bad horseman.
monkey
Spirit or ill temper; "to get one’s MONKEY up," to rouse his passion. A man is said to have his MONKEY up or the MONKEY on his back, when he is "riled," or out of temper; this is old, and was probably in allusion originally to the evil spirit which was supposed to be always present with a man; also under similar circumstances a man is said to have his back or hump up.
monkey around
to fool around or waste time
monkey board
In the old-fashioned horsed kntfeboard omnibuses, the step on which the conductor stood, and on which he often skipped about like a monkey.
monkey paw
A situation where a wish is fulfilled, but with unexpected and undesirable consequences.
monkey puzzle
The Chilean pine, Araucaria imbricata, whose twisted and prickly branches puzzle even a monkey to climb.
monkey see, monkey do
People often imitate what they see others doing
monkey spoons
Spoons having on the handle a heart surmounted by a monkey, at one time given in Holland at marriages, christenings, and funerals. At weddings they were given to some immediate relative of the bride; at christenings and funerals to.* the cfficiating clergyman. Among the Dutch, drinking is called "sucking the monkey," be- eanse the early morning appetizer of rum and salt was taken in a monkey spoon.
monkey tricks
Mischievous, illnatured, or deceitful actions.
monkey up
to mess something up or make a mistake
monkey wrench
Something that causes problems or disrupts plans
monkey's allowance
More kicks than halfpence. The allusion is to the monkeys formerly carried about for show; they picked up the halfpence, but carried them to the master, who kept kicking or ill-treating the poor creatures to urge them to incessant tricks.
monkey's paw
A situation where a wish is granted but with unexpected and undesirable consequences
monkey-board
The place or step attached to an omnibus, on which the conductor stands.