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Definitions for Goby

[1] any small marine or freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae, often having the pelvic fins united to form a suctorial disk.
[2] any fish of the closely related family Eleotridae, having the pelvic fins separate.
[3] a going by without notice; an intentional passing by; snub: to give one the go-by.
[4] any small spiny-finned fish of the family Gobiidae, of coastal or brackish waters, having a large head, an elongated tapering body, and the ventral fins modified as a sucker
[5] any other gobioid fish
[6] slang a deliberate snub or slight (esp in the phrase give (a person ) the go-by )

Words related to Goby

rejection, snub, rebuke, reprimand, repulse, cut, slight, refusal, insult, nix, denial, opposition, defeat, turndown, discouragement, check

Words nearby Goby

gobo, gobony, gobshite, gobsmacked, gobstopper, goby, goc, god, god forbid, god helps those who help themselves, god knows

Origin of Goby

-byFirst recorded in 1605–15; noun use of verb phrase go by

Word origin for Goby

C18: from Latin gōbius gudgeon, fish of little value, from Greek kōbios

Synonyms for Goby

rebuke, rejection, reprimand, snub, check, cut, defeat, denial, discouragement, insult, nix, opposition, refusal, repulse, slight, turndown, brushoff, cold shoulder, hard time, kick in the teeth, nothing doing, thumbs down