This is a colloquial version of the word "probably", in common usage in the upper Midwest, especially those areas of Wisconsin whose populations were drawn from German-speaking immigrants like Milwaukee and Madison. Definitely predates Internet.
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My brother: Can we go to radio shack to buy a new mouse?
Me: Yea Prolly
(as you see I am actually sitting here on urban dictionary with no intention to get his mouse, yet i have effectively answered his question and he has shut the fuck up.)
Me: Yea Prolly
(as you see I am actually sitting here on urban dictionary with no intention to get his mouse, yet i have effectively answered his question and he has shut the fuck up.)
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"Prolly" is a clipped pronunciation of "probably"; compare with "g'day" as a clipped pronunciation of "good day", or "gonna" as a common spoken shortening of "going to".
Certainly non-standard, but not necessarily indicative of the writer's laziness. For some, writing in this manner mimics their natural speech pattern/dialect.
"Prolly" is a clipped pronunciation of "probably"; compare with "g'day" as a clipped pronunciation of "good day", or "gonna" as a common spoken shortening of "going to".
Certainly non-standard, but not necessarily indicative of the writer's laziness. For some, writing in this manner mimics their natural speech pattern/dialect.
She said she'd prolly come over after she's finished relaxin' at the beach.
(spoken example) "I'm prolly gonna head down to Toranna {Toronto} for the May 2-4."
(spoken example) "I'm prolly gonna head down to Toranna {Toronto} for the May 2-4."
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