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MoBay

/moʊˈbeɪ/

MoBay proper noun: montego Bay.

Proper noun

MoBay

  1. (Jamaica, informal) Montego Bay
    • —I'll say that Jamaicans shorten Montego Bay by saying Mobay, not Montego.2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings, Oneworld Publications (2015), page 285

Origin of MoBay

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole MoBay.

Questions about MoBay

What does MoBay mean?
MoBay means montego Bay.
What part of speech is MoBay?
MoBay is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce MoBay?
MoBay is pronounced /moʊˈbeɪ/.

Words near MoBay in the dictionary

  1. mob-handedness
  2. MOBA
  3. mobad
  4. mobads
  5. MOBAs
  6. MoBay
  7. Mobaye
  8. mobbed
  9. mobbed up
  10. mobbed-up
  11. mobber

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