prob
noun
prob
1 American
[prob]
/ prɒb /
noun
Chiefly British Slang.
prob.
2
American
abbreviation
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probable.
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probably.
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problem.
prob.
British
abbreviation
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probable
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probably
Etymology
Origin of prob
By shortening
Example Sentences
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“LD check twitter asap,” Magee texted Donovan, “and prob fire your barber.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
“I should prob never tweet again,” she subsequently tweeted.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2021
One prob with Long-Bailey’s pitch is she has done so few interviews that ppl know v little about her.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 30, 2019
She obviously knew he was a Prince, but lineage going back centuries prob not unless anglophile.......
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2017
I can swing 3K/month, no prob, Lydia texted.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
“Bro they must think since stonks only go up, this shit will surpass it with no prob. What a crazy year.”
From The Verge ● Nov. 11, 2021
Public school teachers are very well paid and some support personnel including janitors and principals and superintendents prob. overpaid.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2017
“No prob. I’m here if you have any questions.”
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
Sp. bizarro gallant, brave, liberal, prob. of Basque origin; cf.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
The root is prob. the same as that of AS. bl?wan,
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
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