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moby en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From mobile + -y.

Meanings

1. (UK, slang) A mobile phone.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
mobies	Number=Plur		lexicographic
mobe		alternative	lexicographic
mobey		alternative	lexicographic
mobie		alternative	lexicographic

moby en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Rhyming slang: Moby-Dick and sick.

Meanings

1. (slang) Sick; 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:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more moby	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most moby	Degree=Sup		lexicographic