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MOLOCATE, v. also molecate, mollicate, mollocate, malacate. To beat up, batter. (molocate Ork., Edb., Gsw., Ayr.; malacate Sh. 2000s). Gsw. 1985 Michael Munro The Patter 46:
molocate Used mainly by children, this means to batter or destroy: 'Ah'm gauny molocate you!'m.Sc. 1990 Douglas Lipton in Hamish Whyte and Janice Galloway New Writing Scotland 8: The Day I Met the Queen Mother 66:
Aye, an' come yin step nearer
an' Ah'll molecate ye ...Sc. 1990 Robert Crawford in Hamish Whyte and Janice Galloway New Writing Scotland 8: The Day I Met the Queen Mother 5:
... A'm goannae mollocate
Yir fey wynds, goannae burstle
Yir douce stanes, goannae bigg
A New Toon
Fur ma kid's fit, ... Edb. 1992:
I always thought this was Irish — my Irish Grannie was always going to mollicate me!Sc. 1993 Herald (25 Nov) 10:
We've won the first three phases of the competition and next Sunday we play a tough team from Kerr Seringe village, but, as they say in interviews with managers, at the end of the day the lads will have done their best. In other words, we're confident we'll mollicate these sissies.Sc. 1999 Edinburgh Evening News (2 Apr) 11:
"... Should her boyfriend, 'the Big Yin', arrive unexpectedly and offer to 'mollocate', 'waller' or 'stiffen' the would-be Lothario, or alternatively to give him 'his heid in your hauns' (head in your hands), then violence is probably imminent."