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From left, stalwart Fast/Furious gun molls Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez, who know their way around all sorts of fancy cars, not to mention firearms, breezily support central good/bad dude Vin Diesel, who’s doing his best professional bowling imitation for the paparazzi.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026 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
Word History
Etymology
argot gun thief, rascal, by shortening & alteration from gonoph, ganef thief — more at ganef