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preppy

or prep·pie

[ prep-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural prep·pies.

a person who is a student at or a graduate of a preparatory school.
a person who favors or is viewed as favoring clothing style or behavior associated with traditional preparatory schools.

, prep·pi·er, prep·pi·est.

of, relating to, or characteristic of preparatory schools or their students.
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or being a style in dress or mode of behavior of a preppy.

preppy

/ ˈprɛpɪ /

characteristic of or denoting a fashion style of neat, understated, and often expensive clothes; young but classic: suggesting that the wearer is well off, upper class, and conservative

Origin of preppy¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; prep + -y ¹, -y ²

Origin of preppy¹

C20: originally US, from preppy a person who attends or has attended a preparatory school before college

Her style, much like her diminutive nickname, is best described as “Hamptons twee”—preppy and peppy.

The collection was a mix of playfully preppy and downtown cool, and, as always, was wearable in a very different way.

The result is a spectacular mash-up of aspirationally misguided 1990s preppy style.

The two collaborate on one-off projects, with the possibility of a preppy-branded line in the future.

A little girl wearing preppy clothes with a kitten—people want to be like her and wear those same clothes.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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