"mebbe" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} mebbe (not comparable)
  1. (nonstandard, dialect) Pronunciation spelling of maybe. Tags: alt-of, dialectal, nonstandard, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: maybe Synonyms: mebby
    Sense id: en-mebbe-en-adv-JQq2zFbn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronunciation spellings

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          "ref": "1929, Edith Wharton, Hudson River Bracketed",
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          "ref": "2013 April 22, Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken and Other Selected Poems (Timeless classic), Simon and Schuster",
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