-mobile

See also: mobile and Mobile

English

Etymology

Back-formation from automobile.

Pronunciation

• enPR: mə-bēl, IPA^(key): /məbiːl/ (the accent falls somewhere in the word to which this suffix is attached)

Suffix

-mobile

1. Used to form nouns meaning a particular type of vehicle, particularly one to transport the person or thing described by the word to which the suffix is attached.
   • 2015, Peter Gould, “Mijo” (12:44 from the start), in Better Call Saul, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk):

     I thought, if I had these two run their little skateboard hustle on Mrs. Kettleman, I could, you know, rescue her. […] But, it turns out, your lovely abuelita, she drives a car that's a whole lot like the Kettle-mobile.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -mobile

artmobile

batmobile

bloodmobile

bookmobile

breedermobile

bull-mobile

crapmobile

dormobile

fatmobile

fuckmobile

hippiemobile

junkmobile

lovemobile

museumobile

Muskmobile

pimpmobile

playmobile

Popemobile

repmobile

sexmobile

shitmobile

skatemobile

skimobile

snowmobile

traymobile

velomobile

Anagrams

• bemoil, emboil, emboli