go|by

go|by «GOH bee», noun, plural -bies or (collectively) -by.

1. any one of a family of bony, spiny-rayed fishes living near seacoasts. The ventral fins of gobies are united to form a suction cup by which they cling to rocks.

2. any one of various related fishes having disjoined pelvic fins.

╂[< Latin gōbius, cōbius a kind of fish < Greek kōbiós]

go-by «GOH _BY», noun.

Informal. a going by or casting off; intentional neglect; slight: »

He had…tried to get a date with her, and for the third time since the dance she had given him the go-by (James T. Farrell).