"MoBay" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmʌ.bʲeː/
Etymology: Abbreviation of Montego Bay. Etymology templates: {{abbreviation of|jam|Montego Bay}} Abbreviation of Montego Bay. Head templates: {{head|jam|proper noun|head=}} MoBay, {{jam-proper noun}} MoBay
  1. (informal) Montego Bay Tags: informal Related terms: Sav-la-Mar, Sav [common, name], town [common, name]
    Sense id: en-MoBay-jam-name-7ono8qyZ Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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        {
          "english": "Montego Bay is Jamaica's second city.",
          "text": "MoBay is Jamaica secon' city.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "My respect goes out to all the youth in Montego Bay. We support a united Montego Bay. […]",
          "ref": "2020, Yasmine Peru, “Cops want Tommy Lee again”, in The Jamaica Star (in English):",
          "text": "“Big up every youth inna MoBay. Wi seh one MoBay. […]”",
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        "(informal) Montego Bay"
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        {
          "word": "Sav-la-Mar"
        },
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          "raw_tags": [
            "for Savanna-la-Mar"
          ],
          "tags": [
            "common",
            "name"
          ],
          "word": "Sav"
        },
        {
          "raw_tags": [
            "for Kingston"
          ],
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            "common",
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          ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈmʌ.bʲeː/"
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        "Jamaican Creole terms with quotations",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with usage examples",
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        {
          "english": "Montego Bay is Jamaica's second city.",
          "text": "MoBay is Jamaica secon' city.",
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        },
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          "english": "My respect goes out to all the youth in Montego Bay. We support a united Montego Bay. […]",
          "ref": "2020, Yasmine Peru, “Cops want Tommy Lee again”, in The Jamaica Star (in English):",
          "text": "“Big up every youth inna MoBay. Wi seh one MoBay. […]”",
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        "(informal) Montego Bay"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʌ.bʲeː/"
    }
  ],
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