toby
Hebrew origin. Means “God is good”.
Also used as slang
View on the slang dictionary page →A drinking mug, in the shape of a human head with a hat atop; a Toby jug.
Toby means: A drinking mug, in the shape of a human head with a hat atop; a Toby jug.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
toby means: A drinking mug, in the shape of a human head with a hat atop; a Toby jug.. Register: neutral, standard English. Common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; always check the context before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
“Juventa - Move Into Light (feat. Erica Curran) (Toby Hedges Radio Edit) is now playing on TrancePulse! Tune in https://trance.ie”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The reason Toby refuses to talk about chapter 5 is because Gaster is in it and Toby refuses to acknowledge Gaster”
— Bluesky· May 2026“2000 AD Covers Uncovered: Toby Willsmer’s Dredd for Prog 2481 – ‘I never knew painting a sewer could be so much fun!’ https://bit.ly/4ut0tw6”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Toby: Of course it's not your fault... Toby: (Mystical) It's my fault. I knew something was going to happen last night. If only I'd pushed harder to get us to leave...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Middle East history professor Toby Jones says this latest conflict is part of a decadeslong project by the United States to exert imperial control over the oil-rich region, but that it’s now in danger of a strategic loss signaling a deeper imperial decline.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(UK, dated, slang) The road or highway.
“While others have come and gone, Toby Carvery has been at our roadsides for 40 years.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Something Toby nailed perfectly with Spamton is his boss theme the freedom section sounds like a whirlwind closing in on Kris specifically”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Shanglun Li, Toby Kenney, Hong Gu: Factor State Space Modelling of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Process with Measurement Error and its Application https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.01262 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.01262 https://arxiv.org/html/2605.01262”
— Bluesky· May 2026“the way i cope with waiting for Deltarune is that I have thoroughly convinced myself it will never release. like obviously i know it will but in my twisted worldview I'm the only one who's realized Toby Fox has (justifiably) taken the money and ran”
— Bluesky· May 2026“making these wing gaster sketches until toby nukes me for catching on or something”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(British, New Zealand) The valve that mediates the connection between a mains water-supply and a premises's own plumbing.
: It is no wonder that itinerant agricultural workers travel on the toby and sleep in casual wards between jobs.