proggie
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: proggy
Meaning · English
A program, especially (historical) an externally produced hacking tool used to attack other users on early America Online services.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Ben bought a laptop shortly after and we would stay up all night making proggies with Visual Basic to use on AOL. These proggies were platform based applications that allowed us to do numerous things online, to other customers.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “proggie” mean?
A program, especially (historical) an externally produced hacking tool used to attack other users on early America Online services.
Is “proggie” formal or informal?
proggie is generally slang.