moby

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noun

A mobile phone.

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Meanings

moby1

nounmoby (plural mobies)

plural mobies · alternative mobe · alternative mobey · alternative mobie

  1. UKslangA mobile phone.

moby2

adjectivemoby (comparative more moby, superlative most moby)

comparative more moby · superlative most moby

  1. slangSick; unwell.

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

    2007, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard, Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade

Moby3

proper noun
  1. A male given name.
  2. Moby, an American musician

Origin

moby · noun

From mobile + -y.

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moby · adjective

Rhyming slang: Moby-Dick and sick.

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Cite this entry
APA

moby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moby

MLA

“moby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moby. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moby,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moby.

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