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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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The first known use of ribbie was in 1956
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