"moby" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-moby.ogg Forms: more moby [comparative], most moby [superlative]
Etymology: Rhyming slang: Moby-Dick and sick. Head templates: {{en-adj}} moby (comparative more moby, superlative most moby)
  1. (rhyming slang) Sick; unwell. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-moby-en-adj-dxzgcGZ~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Audio: En-au-moby.ogg Forms: mobies [plural]
Etymology: From mobile + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mobile|y}} mobile + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} moby (plural mobies)
  1. (British, slang) A mobile phone. Tags: British, slang Synonyms: mobe, mobey, mobie
    Sense id: en-moby-en-noun-gjyHwPcL Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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