Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A student or former student of a preparatory school.
- noun A person whose manner and dress are deemed typical of traditional preparatory schools.
- adjective Of or relating to a preppy or a preparatory school.
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- adjective relating to things (such as clothing) that are typical of students at
prep schools
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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One of the six "gangs" of girls Mr. Roth plans to send down the runway this season is named the "Twill Seekers," whom he describes as preppy, Upper East Siders who wear items such as this striped rugby wrap dress.
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Until the 1980s, a California preppy was all but oxymoronic.
California Dreamers 2009
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The oddity of my elementary school situation was that those who ruled classroom society were what would be called preppy.
Steve Bergsman's 'Growing Up Levittown': 'The Hop,' An Excerpt The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Until the 1980s, a California preppy was all but oxymoronic.
California Dreamers 2009
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I mean, your band, obviously, has been referred to as a preppy band, a bunch of privileged kids, you know, trying to be punkers.
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And so one day, as I trotted along Madison with my understated in style but not in price bag in the crook of my arm, an inevitable question popped into my head: which perfumes can be described as preppy?
Archive 2008-06-01 Marina Geigert 2008
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And so one day, as I trotted along Madison with my understated in style but not in price bag in the crook of my arm, an inevitable question popped into my head: which perfumes can be described as preppy?
In Which I Am Being Preppy Marina Geigert 2008
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GRACE: And tonight, the so-called preppy killer made headlines after strangling a teenager in Central Park, blaming her death on "rough sex."
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The so-called preppy killer -- remember Robert Chambers -- well, he ` s headed back to jail.
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PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: After 15 years behind bars, Robert Chambers, the so-called preppy killer, is free.
tankhughes commented on the word preppy
preppy fashion meaning switching from high-brow academia to now meaning popular for upper middle class white girls. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8kE_SRgEje/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
June 24, 2024