MoBay

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole MoBay.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /moʊˈbeɪ/, /mʌˈbeɪ/

Proper noun

MoBay

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

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Abbreviation of Montego Bay.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmʌ.bʲeː/
Hyphenation: Mo‧Bay

Proper noun

MoBay

(informal) Montego Bay
MoBay is Jamaica secon' city.
Montego Bay is Jamaica's second city.
- 2020, Yasmine Peru, “Cops want Tommy Lee again”, in The Jamaica Star‎ (in English):
  “Big up every youth inna MoBay. Wi seh one MoBay. […] ”
  My respect goes out to all the youth in Montego Bay. We support a united Montego Bay. […]

See also

Sav-la-Mar, Sav (“common name for Savanna-la-Mar”)
town (“common name for Kingston”)

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