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# How to pronounce "probie" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/prɒbɪ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **pro·bie**
- **Native Audio**: [Listen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3b/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-probie.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-probie.wav.mp3)

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- Someone holding a position on a probationary basis, subject to performance or examination.
  - *Example*: "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."
- A neophyte firefighter.
  - *Example*: "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."

### Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "Banks now have tens of thousands of probies like these on their books so despite the country's positive economic data and falling unemployment economists"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "probie" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "the situation for the Irish Banks is that you know they're all sitting on a pile of trash um and it's not getting any better Banks now have tens of thousands of probies like these on their books so despite the country's positive economic data and falling unemployment economists are warning against too much optimism countries including Ireland still have a lot of debt issues there's still a lot of questions to be answered so you know"
- **Watch at 0:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih3OURZmO54&t=46s)


## How to Pronounce "probie"

- **Syllables**: pro · bie
- **IPA**: `/prɒbɪ/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[pratie](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/pratie)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “probie”?
“probie” is pronounced /prɒbɪ/ (pro · bie). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “probie”?
“probie” has 2 syllables: pro · bie.

### What does “probie” mean?
Someone holding a position on a probationary basis, subject to performance or examination.

### How can I hear “probie” used in real sentences?
This page has 1 real-world video example of “probie” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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