Molly Rant Edit Meaning

1.

An extended explanation usually regarding a social injustice, corporate incompetence/arrogance, or technical folly. The argument is well formed, logical and rational but delivered with staggeringly quick pace and heightened emotion often leaving the ranter breathless and agitated.

Did you hear that, my mom totally went on a molly rant about her mp3 player not playing her songs due to crappy DRM!

See rant, tirade, justification, mollyrant

2.

An emotional, self-righteous diatribe against something, usually without much of a factual foundation. Named after Molly Wood of CNET's Buzz Report and Buzz Out Loud.

Today's Molly rant was that the iPhone sucks because she couldn't slide the slider or press the letter P.

See whine, rant, diatribe, bitch

3.

A tirade in which the listener or other participates of the conversation are effectively silenced until the ranter run out of steam. Coined for Molly Wood, CNETpodcaster and infamous ranter.

Any Molly rant on her CNET podcasts like Buzz Out Loud.

See rant, angry, mollyrant, tirade

4.

A long brethless upsetting rant usually containing references to technology such as copyright protection, electronic privacy, or idiotic companies.

"And you know who's not going to labor under those restrictions? You know who's not even going to notice? The mass-production piracy operations, that's who. You know it, and I know it. So why are you engaged in this nickel-and-dime, small-time thrust-and-parry with me and my friends? Trust me, you're not going to make back the money by dropping viruses onto my PC, because my almighty dollar and I are going elsewhere--and you're probably not going to like where I end up."

Damn, did you just here that Molly Rant?

See mollyrant, molly rant, cnet, technology

5.

A Molly Rant is a verbose monologue in which the speaker (the Molly) outlines the for the audience the numerous, usually obvious, flaws with certain concept (the subject of the Molly Rant). The subject is generally a new/revised product, law or digital rights management scheme.

Steve Jobs' open letter on DRM was a total Molly Rant.

See rant, debunk, flaw, legal

6.

A long-winded, non-stop, fuming rant about something, often specifically relating to technology.

Wow. She totally went on a molly rant about that new cell phone price cut.

See rant, angry, upset

7.

A strong, determined, directed rant on par with Gordon Mah Ung.

That was a total molly rant!

See molly, moly, molly rant