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Probie

noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone holding a position on a probationary basis, subject to performance or examination. slang

    "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."

  2. 2
    A neophyte firefighter. slang

    "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."

Etymology

From probationary + -ie.

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