ribbie

noun — 3 senses

ribbie

noun

Etymology From RBI + -ie.

1

Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Slang Synonym of run batted in.

ribbie

noun

Etymology From RIB + -ie.

1

Slang A rigid inflatable boat.

ribbie

noun

Etymology From rib + -ie.

1

Diminutive, Rare Diminutive of rib.

After these little ribbies are through with the skillet, we will put them in toaster and sizzle ’em and brown ’em and smoke ’em right in the fire.1935, The Rural New-Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Rural Publishing Co., →OCLC, page 50:
“Where’s the best place for the tickle monster to get you—here?” the hunter heard his father’s voice ask. More giggles. “How ‘bout we count your little ribbies!” its father laughed, followed by even more giggles from the hunter.2013, Jason P[eter] Stadtlander, chapter 8, in Steel Van Man, Mass.: Ashian Ink Publishing, →ISBN, part I (Overlap), page 72:

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I’ma gonna lick the syrup off of that face and tickle those ribbies.2024, Robert L. Slater, chapter 5, in No Man’s Land (Deserted Lands; 3), Bellingham, Wash.: Rocket Tears Press, →ISBN:

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