preppie

preppie
AND preppy
1. mod. in the manner or style of a student at a preparatory school.
□ I just love your preppy coat.
□ Preppy clothes are almost out of style.
2. n. a young person who dresses and acts like a student at a preparatory school.
□ Those preppies are having fun now, but how will they support themselves?
□ Do all preppies become yuppies?

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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  • preppie — (n.) also preppy; see PREP (Cf. prep) …   Etymology dictionary

  • preppie — I. noun see preppy I II. adjective see preppy II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • preppie — ➡ preppy * * * …   Universalium

  • Preppie — Prẹp|pie 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; in Amerika〉 Absolvent einer privaten Oberschule [Etym.: engl.; zu preparatory school »Vorbereitungsschule (für das Studium)«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • preppie — n American a. a student or ex student of an American preparatory school. The term was popularised by Erich Segal in his best selling novel Love Story. American prep schools (as opposed to the British version which educates boys from 8 to 13)… …   Contemporary slang

  • preppie — n. preppy , student at a preparatory school …   English contemporary dictionary

  • preppie — peppier …   Anagrams dictionary

  • preppie — I. noun see preppy I II. adjective see preppy II …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Preppie Murder — Infobox Film name = The Preppie Murder image size = caption = director = John Herzfeld producer = writer = Irv Roud (story) John Herzfeld narrator = starring = Danny Aiello William Baldwin Lara Flynn Boyle music = cinematography = editing =… …   Wikipedia

  • peppier — preppie …   Anagrams dictionary

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