Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Informal A student or former student of a preparatory school.
- n. Informal A person whose manner and dress are deemed typical of traditional preparatory schools.
- adj. Of or relating to a preppy or a preparatory school.
Wiktionary
- adj. relating to things (such as clothing) that are typical of students at prep schools
Etymologies
- prep + -y, with a doubling of the p to ensure proper pronunciation. (Wiktionary)
- prep(aratory school) + -y1. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“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.”
The Wall Street Journal: Fashion Look Book: Christian Francis Roth
“The oddity of my elementary school situation was that those who ruled classroom society were what would be called preppy.”
The Huffington Post: Steve Bergsman's 'Growing Up Levittown': 'The Hop,' An Excerpt
“Until the 1980s, a California preppy was all but oxymoronic.”
“I mean, your band, obviously, has been referred to as a preppy band, a bunch of privileged kids, you know, trying to be punkers.”
“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?”
“GRACE: And tonight, the so-called preppy killer made headlines after strangling a teenager in Central Park, blaming her death on "rough sex.”
“The so-called preppy killer -- remember Robert Chambers -- well, he ` s headed back to jail.”
“PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: After 15 years behind bars, Robert Chambers, the so-called preppy killer, is free.”
“JASON CARROLL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It was known as the preppy murder.”
“Too scruffy even to be called preppy, the young Grace Kelly liked to dress down, perhaps as an apology for those looks.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘preppy’.
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Fads
With bows of great respect to Connie Willis, author of "Bellwether" and other wonderful books.
Hula-Hoop, bungee-jumping, hair-bobbing, pogs, jitterbug, jogging, mesmerism, Ouija board, miniature golf, The Old Curiosity..., Harry Potter, line dancing and 271 more...
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UK Realia
Shoo!, Holly, Pixie, Mr Paws, Shandy, Snowy, Tibbles, Tufty, bull terrier, cocker spaniel, Irish setter, Yorkshire terrier and 1132 more...
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Fashionista
Clothing styles & subcultures...
dandy, boho, mod, goth, emo, punk, grunge, hipster, pimp, lolita, preppy, metal and 22 more...
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THE WAY WE DRESS
These Vocabulary will learn adjectives that describe fashion choices and personal style in clothes.
chic, classic, conservative, elegant, fashionable, flashy, formal, frumpy, functional, funky, quirky, retro and 20 more...
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mariposa417's Words
cerulean, jewel, malfeasance, precipice, crossroads, beautiful, adore, sublime, superfluous, poppy, monarch, lashes and 101 more...
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fliti's Words
panache, mushaboom, aubergine, serpentine, glimpse, schadenfreude, syzygy, plethora, zeitgeist, defenestrate, callipygian, ubiquitous and 239 more...
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people, places, languages
liverpool, aberdeen, java, tashkent, cairo, corsica, denmark, morocco, catalan, flemish, nordic, chicano and 50 more...
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