rib·bie
| \ ˈri-bē
\
\
variants:
or less commonly ribby
plural ribbies
Definition of ribbie
baseball, informal
: rbi
Bench was MVP again—he led the league with 40 dingers and 125 ribbies …— William Nack Heritage … manufactured a run in the second as Angela Galyon and Harley Frazier strung together singles and Braye Slaughter delivered the timely hit for a ribbie.— Marcus Fitzsimmons
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“Ribbie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ribbie. Accessed 27 May. 2022.
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