Do locals use "Mo'Bay" to refer to Montego Bay or do just tourists do that?

Question

Also, how do you spell the abbreviated term? "Mo'Bay" or "Mo Bay" ?

Answer 1

No it is a pass time in Jamaican dialect.
Use of Mo bay is Universal in Jamaica,if you were talking,and used it,and some one said were is it,they would be look at, as ET's,only to be corrected that the place in topic is in fact Montego Bay.
Montego bay as it is known was affected by shortening through every day conversing/slang which soon move over into Media outlets,the history of how the shortened version came about is not documented ,but some were a long the line Montegonians,instead of saying Montego bay,Used Mo bay instead, as it was short spicy and every one new what City you were referring to.
Soon ads and even other means of documentation catch on.
The same can be said a bout, Ochi,as locals pronounce it as Ochee,which is another example of local creativity or slang.

Answer 2

Everybody calls it MoBay, Just remember that when we say Mobay, we mean Montego Bay, St James, and not Morant Bay in St. thomas.

Answer 3

Technically it should be Mo'Bay, locals do refer to it as that cause we are equally as lazy to pronounce the whole phrase- its a lot of syllables!!!

Answer 4

when I was there in march everyone was calling it that................locals as well and that is who I spent all of my time with ...............DiD I say I LOVE>...Jamaica!!!!

Answer 5

everybody, man.