moby

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From mobile +‎ -y.

Alternative forms

• mobe, mobey, mobie

Noun

moby (plural mobies)

1. (British, slang) A mobile phone.

Etymology 2

Rhyming slang: Moby-Dick and sick.

Adjective

moby (comparative more moby, superlative most moby)

1. (rhyming slang) Sick; unwell.
   • 2007, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard, Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade:

     So there ends up being puke everywhere […] I was like, 'I told you I was feeling Moby,' but she didn't answer […]

Anagrams

• M.Y.O.B., MYOB