Illustration of goby
plural gobies also goby
: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes (family Gobiidae) that usually have the pelvic fins united to form a ventral sucking disk
went by; gone by; going by; goes by
: pass sense 3b
as time goes by
1
a
: to be guided or directed by : act in accordance with
going by the rules
went by what we'd been told
b
: to form an opinion from
You can't go by appearances.
2
: to be known by (a name)
goes by her birth name
goes by an alias
3
: to go (somewhere) especially to see someone
I went by your house yesterday.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Even within bull sharks themselves, variation continues as males and females showed differences in diet, with females more likely to consume prey like jacks and ladyfish and males were eating a higher number of gobies.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
As an angry hacker going by the moniker Chaotic Eclipse continues to release zero-day exploit code, Microsoft has now released mitigation advice for the YellowKey Windows BitLocker vulnerability that can bypass security features.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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Noun
Depending on the day, the menu may include fresh marble goby fish from the Mekong River, served with vermicelli and a light soy sauce, or lobster sour soup with lemongrass.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Even within bull sharks themselves, variation continues as males and females showed differences in diet, with females more likely to consume prey like jacks and ladyfish and males were eating a higher number of gobies.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
Ryan Jeffers broke his hamate bone swinging and then watched two pitches go by before gesturing to the dugout.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
As an angry hacker going by the moniker Chaotic Eclipse continues to release zero-day exploit code, Microsoft has now released mitigation advice for the YellowKey Windows BitLocker vulnerability that can bypass security features.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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“Goby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goby. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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goby
noun
go·by
ˈgō-bē 
plural gobies also goby
: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes that often have the pelvic fins united to form a sucking disk
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