moby

moby

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Etymology 1

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English mobile
English -y
English moby

    From mobile + -y.

    Alternative forms

    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 […]

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