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
Keep scrolling for more
Learn More about ribbie
Dictionary Entries near ribbie
See More Nearby EntriesStatistics for ribbie
Look-up Popularity
Cite this Entry
“Ribbie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ribbie. Accessed 3 Mar. 2021.
Style: MLA
MLA
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Comments on ribbie
What made you want to look up ribbie? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
February 2021 Words of the Day Quiz
-
- Which is a synonym of perdure?
Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
TAKE THE QUIZ
Spell words. Make bears.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Share ribbie
Time Traveler for ribbie
The first known use of ribbie was in 1956
See more words from the same year