Meanings
nounprohi (plural prohis)
plural prohis
- USslangA prohibitionist; a Prohibition agent.First known use 20th c.
The Prohis showed up there this morning and grabbed Lucky.
1924, Dashiell Hammett, Nightmare Town, published 2001, page 2281 more example
Hicks, making his way past a couple of prohis collecting their weekly payoff, what appear to be large cartons full of ice-cream cones, gets to the Ideal Pharmacy in the lull between lunchtime and school letting out […].
2025, Thomas Pynchon, Shadow Ticket, Jonathan Cape, page 14
Origin
Abbreviation of prohibition.
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