proby
proby is the alternative form of probie.
Meaning of probie
Noun
probie (plural probies)
- 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
- 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
Proper noun capitalized: Proby
Proby (plural Probys)
- A surname.
Forms of proby
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | probies |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Probys |
Origin of proby
Unexplained.
Questions about proby
- What does proby mean?
- Proby means a surname.
- What is proby the alternative form of?
- Proby is the alternative form of probie.
- What part of speech is proby?
- Proby is a proper noun.
Words near proby in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: proby (page history and authors); Proby (page history and authors); probie (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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