rib·by
less common variant 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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“Ribby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ribby. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.
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