/ Dictionary / Index G go-by: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: go-by Pronunciation: (gō'bī"), [key] — n. Informal. a going by without notice; an intentional passing by; snub: to give one the go-by. go•by Pronunciation: (gō'bē), [key] — pl. -by, -bies. any small marine or freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae, often having the pelvic fins united to form a suctorial disk. any fish of the closely related family Eleotridae, having the pelvic fins separate. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: go-by (Thesaurus) gob-stopper go-cart Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language