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<p>"<b>Prolly</b>" is a <a href="/index.php?title=Words_with_Omitted_Syllables" title="Words with Omitted Syllables">shortened form</a> of "probably". Interestingly enough, it usually appears in written form, rather than spoken as one might expect.
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<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Thy_Dungeonman_3" title="Thy Dungeonman 3">Thy Dungeonman 3</a> — When at the bridge, trying to jump in the river generates the response: "Naw. That stream's so lazy, it prolly wouldn't even float thee."
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Dangeresque_Roomisode_1:_Behind_the_Dangerdesque" title="Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque">Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque</a>
<ul><li>If you try to turn on the lamp, <a href="/index.php?title=Dangeresque_%28character%29" title="Dangeresque (character)">Dangeresque</a> says, "Prolly just use the switch, no?"
</li><li>If you use the telephone before having tried to take the <a href="/index.php?title=General_Tso%27s_Chicken" title="General Tso's Chicken">General Tso's Chicken</a> from the safe, after Dangeresque hangs up, he thinks, "Prolly should have a reason to call them first."
</li><li>When Dangeresque puts the Chinese food on the window sill, he says, "Yeah, I should prolly air this stuff out a bit."
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</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=imaginary" title="imaginary">imaginary</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a> remarks that if Henry Wisner had typed "<a href="/index.php?title=Crapfully_Yours" title="Crapfully Yours">crapfully</a>," he would have made fun of him, but would "prolly" have left his mother out of it.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=2011_Calendar" title="2011 Calendar">2011 Calendar</a> — A disclaimer on the front page reads: "prolly doesn't feature ANY of your favorite <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Email" title="Strong Bad Email">emails</a>".
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual" title="@StrongBadActual">@StrongBadActual</a> — Used <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3A%40strongbadactual%20prolly&amp;src=spelling_expansion_revert_click" rel="nofollow" title="https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3A%40strongbadactual%20prolly&amp;src=spelling_expansion_revert_click">frequently</a></span>.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Marzipan_Beef_Reverser" title="Marzipan Beef Reverser">Marzipan Beef Reverser</a> — Of the deleted face-melting cutscene, <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner" title="Homestar Runner">Homestar Runner</a> warns to "beware, it's PG-13 prolly."
<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Strong-Play:_Marzipan_Beef_Reverser" title="Strong-Play: Marzipan Beef Reverser">Strong-Play: Marzipan Beef Reverser</a> — Homestar narrates the line.
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</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Dangeresque_Roomisode_X:_Inspection_Certificate_on_File_in_Building_Office" title="Dangeresque Roomisode X: Inspection Certificate on File in Building Office">Dangeresque Roomisode X: Inspection Certificate on File in Building Office</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Dangeresque_Too" title="Dangeresque Too">Dangeresque Too</a> says "Prolly brolly" and "Prolly lobby" at various points. He also cautions the VIP played by <a href="/index.php?title=Bubs" title="Bubs">Bubs</a> that eating a diamond would "prolly" cause "significant dental trauma". After picking up the umbrella, it will be listed as a "Prolly Brolly" in Dangeresque Too's inventory.
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''Yes, yes you should.''


"'''Prolly'''" is a [[Words with Omitted Syllables|shortened form]] of "probably". Interestingly enough, it usually appears in written form, rather than spoken as one might expect.


== Appearances ==
 
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* [[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — When at the bridge, trying to jump in the river generates the response: "Naw. That stream's so lazy, it prolly wouldn't even float thee."
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* [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]]
** If you try to turn on the lamp, [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] says, "Prolly just use the switch, no?"
** If you use the telephone before having tried to take the [[General Tso's Chicken]] from the safe, after Dangeresque hangs up, he thinks, "Prolly should have a reason to call them first."
** When Dangeresque puts the Chinese food on the window sill, he says, "Yeah, I should prolly air this stuff out a bit."
* Email [[imaginary]] — [[Strong Bad]] remarks that if Henry Wisner had typed "[[Crapfully Yours|crapfully]]," he would have made fun of him, but would "prolly" have left his mother out of it.
* [[2011 Calendar]] — A disclaimer on the front page reads: "prolly doesn't feature ANY of your favorite [[Strong Bad Email|emails]]".
* [[@StrongBadActual]] — Used [https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3A%40strongbadactual%20prolly&src=spelling_expansion_revert_click frequently].
* [[Marzipan Beef Reverser]] — Of the deleted face-melting cutscene, [[Homestar Runner]] warns to "beware, it's PG-13 prolly."
** [[Strong-Play: Marzipan Beef Reverser]] — Homestar narrates the line.
* [[Dangeresque Roomisode X: Inspection Certificate on File in Building Office]] — [[Dangeresque Too]] says "Prolly brolly" and "Prolly lobby" at various points. He also cautions the VIP played by [[Bubs]] that eating a diamond would "prolly" cause "significant dental trauma". After picking up the umbrella, it will be listed as a "Prolly Brolly" in Dangeresque Too's inventory.
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 18 July 2026

Yes, yes you should.

"Prolly" is a shortened form of "probably". Interestingly enough, it usually appears in written form, rather than spoken as one might expect.

Appearances