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prohi

prohi noun: a prohibitionist; a Prohibition agent.

Noun

prohi (plural prohis)

  1. (US, slang) A prohibitionist; a Prohibition agent.
    • The Prohis showed up there this morning and grabbed Lucky.1924, Dashiell Hammett, Nightmare Town, published 2001, page 228
    • Hicks, making his way past a couple of prohis collecting their weekly payoff, what appear to be large cartons full of ice-cream cones, gets to the Ideal Pharmacy in the lull between lunchtime and school letting out […].2025, Thomas Pynchon, Shadow Ticket, Jonathan Cape, page 14

Forms of prohi

pluralprohis

Origin of prohi

Abbreviation of prohibition.

Questions about prohi

What does prohi mean?
Prohi means a prohibitionist; a Prohibition agent.
What part of speech is prohi?
Prohi is a noun.
What is the plural of prohi?
The plural of prohi is prohis.

Words near prohi in the dictionary

  1. proheptazine
  2. proherbicide
  3. proherbicides
  4. proheterocyst
  5. proheterocysts
  6. prohi
  7. prohibit
  8. prohibitable
  9. prohibited
  10. prohibitedness
  11. prohibiter

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