"Feebie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Feebies [plural]
Etymology: From pronouncing FBI (as an acronym) rather than treating it as an initialism. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Feebie (plural Feebies)
  1. (slang) An FBI agent. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Feebie-en-noun-WM6VCEFN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1986, Dick Stivers, Miami Crush, page 132",
          "text": "But me introducing another guy who was suppose to be a big dealer from Vegas. Only he was really an agent, a Feebie you know.",
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        {
          "ref": "1995, Sharon Zukowski, Leap of Faith, page 199",
          "text": "\"Your boyfriend, he's a Feebie? \" Hearing a slight tinge of uncertainty in his voice, I pressed. \"Worse than that. He's a Feebie who holds a grudge.\"",
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        {
          "ref": "1998, Jim Sanderson, El Camino Del Rio, page 181",
          "text": "Our DEA agent called the FBI and came up with a file on Alemán, and immediately our DEA agent and some Feebies put together some sting operation to trap the nurse at the Alpine hospice and Alemán.",
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        {
          "ref": "2019, Jessica McGinnis, Michael W. Evans, Pathways, page 80",
          "text": "The whole family is armed, and I think capable of handling any threats, the Sheriff and his deputies are here and out on the road, the Feebies are here so she is very safe.",
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          "ref": "1995, Sharon Zukowski, Leap of Faith, page 199",
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