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  • noun Plural form of prepper.

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Examples

  • So, if it came from one of those debate preppers, that is curious, but having a discussion about NAFTA, not, oh, my goodness, I don't know who is a part of NAFTA.

    CNN Transcript Nov 7, 2008 2008

  • A former Army intelligence officer, Rawles has written fiction and non-fiction books on end-of-civilization topics, including "How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It," which is also known as the preppers' Bible.

    Boing Boing David Pescovitz 2012

  • They label themselves "preppers," "doomers" and "survivalists," and take a variety of different approaches to the same question:

    Latest Articles 2010

  • Transition Towners building local communities, "preppers" learning survival skills, and more; even if most of these ventures miss their mark, as doubtless most of them will, the chance of finding useful strategies for a difficult future goes up with each alternative explored.

    Energy Bulletin - 2009

  • Criminally, you can be charged with a multitude of very serious crimes -- and as an afterthought, I really believe all of us "preppers" have a responsibility to not give our mentality of preparation a bad rap.

    SurvivalBlog.com 2008

  • I could spend 50 bucks on Amazon abd not find good reading like this. .some of you guys ought to get into the writing business. .bet u would prob get ur works published. .some real talented preppers out there azurevirus

    TEOTWAWKI: The Long Walk Home, ch. 1 “Election Day” « Mark12ministries’s Weblog 2009

  • Millions who would have laughed at the notion in 2006 have become “preppers.”

    Belmont Club » Double Down 2010

  • Throw in a phalanx of speechwriters, preppers and polishers - and we get this from the woman who would be vice president and, possibly, even leader of the free world in response to a question about her international qualifications:

    Peggy Drexler: I've Heard This Somewhere Before 2008

  • [H]er preppers and coddlers and protectors in the campaign [must be giving her the message]: You're not ready.

    "Has the McCain Campaign Broken Sarah Palin?" Ann Althouse 2008

  • I remember having a discussion with a couple of debate preppers.

    CNN Transcript Nov 8, 2008 2008

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