preppy

or prep·pie

[ prep-ee ]
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noun,plural prep·pies.
  1. a person who is a student at or a graduate of a preparatory school.

  2. a person who favors or is viewed as favoring clothing style or behavior associated with traditional preparatory schools.

adjective,prep·pi·er, prep·pi·est.
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of preparatory schools or their students.

  2. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or being a style in dress or mode of behavior of a preppy.

Origin of preppy

1
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; prep + -y1, -y2

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British Dictionary definitions for preppy

preppy

/ (ˈprɛpɪ) informal /


adjective
  1. 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

nounplural -pies
  1. a person exhibiting such style

Origin of preppy

1
C20: originally US, from preppy a person who attends or has attended a preparatory school before college

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