"probs" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: En-au-probs.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From probably + -s. Etymology templates: {{af|en|probably|-s}} probably + -s Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} probs (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial) Synonym of probably. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable Synonyms: probably [synonym, synonym-of], prob, prolly
    Sense id: en-probs-en-adv-It0~3e~I Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-probs.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Clipping of problem. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|problem}} Clipping of problem Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} probs
  1. (slang) plural of prob. Tags: form-of, plural, slang Form of: prob
    Sense id: en-probs-en-noun-L-NGHaDw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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