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obby en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɒb.iː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɑb.i/ (General-American)

Etymology

Clipping of obstacle course + -y.

Meanings

  1. (informal) An obstacle course.
    • Many of them are just making simple obbys for fun – there are over 40 million games, which means a lot of people have only made one or two games! 2023 February 7, Dynamo [pseudonym], “Future Blox”, in Roblox: Create and Conquer!, New York, N.Y.: Scholastic, →ISBN, page 16:
    • Obstacle games can have potential for massive visits if it is a great obby. 2019 July 2, Ro Books, “Obbies”, in Roblox Guide to Success and Dominating the World of Roblox, [Booksmango], →ISBN, page 12:
    • Obstacle courses are very popular on Roblox. These games are usually called “obby” by Roblox players. In an average obby, you might need to jump across tiny platforms. Or slide down a twisting slope. Or both at once! An obby usually starts out easy and gets tougher as it goes. 2020 July 20, Josh Gregory, “Running and Jumping”, in Games and Genres in Roblox (21st Century Skills Innovation Library: Unofficial Guides Junior), Ann Arbor, Mich.: Cherry Lake Publishing, →ISBN, page 9:
    • The saga continues for Liz as she faces one obby after another. 2021 April 13, Sara Coleman, 101 Unofficial Roblox Story Starters: Get Kids Writing with Fun and Imaginative Video Game-Inspired Prompts, Berkeley, Calif.: Ulysses Press, →ISBN, page 20:
    • This obby is going to be a dungeon-style theme. Players will have to run down long corridors, avoid traps, make death-defying leaps, and run along cobblestone mazes. […] TRUST ME, YOU SHOULD MAKE OBBYS MUCH LONGER THAN WHAT I HAVE DONE HERE. 2019, Heath Haskins, “Let’s Make a Game”, in The Advanced Roblox Coding Book: An Unofficial Guide, Avon, Mass.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, part 3 (Expert Mode), pages 167 and 190:
    • Roblox is an online community where people do things together in virtual worlds, and over the years, we began referring to these worlds as experiences, as they better represent the wide range of 3D immersive places – from obbys to virtual concerts – that people can enjoy together with their friends. 2021 May 14, Adi Robertson, quoting a Roblox spokesperson, “Apple said Roblox developers don’t make games, and now Roblox agrees”, in The Verge, Washington, D.C.: Vox Media, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 May 2021:

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obby en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɒb.iː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɑb.i/ (General-American)

Etymology

Clipping of obsidian + -y.

Meanings

  1. (informal, uncountable) Obsidian.
    • Runescape^([sic]) Obby Mauler Guide […] Runescape Obby Maul Pure Guide 2009 September 11, Tonia Martinez, “>>>> RUNESCAPE GUIDE <<<<”, in rec.arts.movies.past-films (Usenet), archived from the original on 24 Mar 2025:
    • I picked up: Obsidian Shield, Black mystic top and bottom, 200+ rune arrows, Berserker helm, black ranger set and so on. […] With a newly "looted" obby shield and a fresh Verac Plateskirt in inventory I decided to teleport to closest bank and have a break from the game. Sean Mintz (7 September 2015), Computer Games: The Complete Guide to Computer Games Learning, ASIN B0153HLBAC
    • Capes ............. Obsidian (Obby) Capes, Spotted Capes, Spottier Capes. 2007 July 5, eyshod [pseudonym], “runescape money,runescape,runescape gold”, in alt.games (Usenet), archived from the original on 24 Mar 2025:
    • I reckon Runescape^([sic]) is the game that introduced my young, ignorant, and stubborn self to modern RPGs. In a way, I owe at least part of how my career has shaped up to trimmed rune and obby capes. 2021 January 4, Cian Maher, “Runescape^([sic]) Is 20 Years Old Today - Here's How I Started A Pyramid Scheme When I Was Nine”, in TheGamer, Montreal, Que.: Valnet, archived from the original on 19 Jun 2022:
    • Oh yeah? I'll say, lying down and closing my eyes beside them while they talk to me about mooshrooms and obby swords. Tell me more. 2021 May 6, Kate Baer, “12 Moms on Their Secret Strengths”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 May 2022:

obby en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɒb.iː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɑb.i/ (General-American)

Etymology

Clipping of hobby horse.

Meanings

  1. (informal, rare, uncountable) A hobby horse.