The difference between Guppy and Molly

When used as nouns, guppy means a tiny freshwater fish, poecilia reticulata, popular in home aquariums, that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males, whereas molly means a woman or girl, especially of low status.


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  1. Guppy as a noun:

    A tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home aquariums, that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males.

    Examples:

    "Fred kept a tank of guppies by the windowsill."

  2. Guppy as a noun:

    By extension, any tiny fish.

    Examples:

    "Throw that one back; it’s just a [[guppy]]!"

  3. Guppy as a noun ([[paintball]]):

    A tube holding paintballs before they are loaded into the gun.

  1. Molly as a noun (now, _, chiefly, _, Ireland):

    A woman or girl, especially of low status.

  2. Molly as a noun (slang):

    An effeminate male, a male homosexual.

  3. Molly as a noun (slang, uncountable):

    Pure MDMA powder.

  4. Molly as a noun:

    A mollemoke.

  5. Molly as a noun:

    A female cat; a she-cat.

  6. Molly as a noun:

    A bird, the wagtail.

  7. Molly as a noun:

    A molly bolt.

  1. Molly as a noun:

    A fish of the genus Poecilia, except for those known as guppies.

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