adj, name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A mobile phone. British, slang

Adjective

1. 1
   Sick; unwell. slang

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

Proper Noun

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

Example

More examples

"Have you ever read "Moby Dick"?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From mobile + -y.

Etymology 2

Rhyming slang: Moby-Dick and sick.

Related phrases

mobile phone

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