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prep⋅py

  [prep-ee] noun, plural -pies, adjective, -pi⋅er, -pi⋅est.
–noun
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
3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of preparatory schools or their students.
4. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or being a style in dress or mode of behavior of a preppy.
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Also, preppie.

Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; prep + -y 1 , -y 2
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prep·py or prep·pie   (prěp'ē)   
n.   pl. prep·pies Informal

  1. A student or former student of a preparatory school.

  2. A person whose manner and dress are deemed typical of traditional preparatory schools.

adj.   prep·pi·er, prep·pi·est
Of or relating to a preppy or a preparatory school.

[prep(aratory school) + -y1.]
prep'pi·ly adv., prep'pi·ness n.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
preppy
a student at or a graduate of a preparatory school
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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