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probies

probies is the plural of probie.

probies is the plural of proby.

Meaning of probie

Noun

probie (plural probies)

  1. (slang) Someone holding a position on a probationary basis, subject to performance or examination.
    • He's no closer to carrying out the suggestion of the 3rd Step than the day the Probie drove him over to his halfway house from Peabody Holding.1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 444
  2. (slang) A neophyte firefighter.
    • A probie never complains. A probie keeps his mouth shut, his eyes open. A probie is never idle. A probie is always learning or drilling or cleaning. That's why you're still called a probie: for one year after you leave training school.1997. Steve Delson. "The Fire Inside: Firefighters Talk About Their Lives", Page 41

Questions about probies

What is probies the plural of?
Probies is the plural of probie.

Words near probies in the dictionary

  1. probesome
  2. probest
  3. probeth
  4. probetting
  5. probie
  6. probies
  7. probilifuscin
  8. Probin
  9. probing
  10. probing amendment
  11. probing amendments

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