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prexy
[
prek
-see
]
Origin
prex·y
/
ˈprɛk
si
/
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[
prek
-see
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
prex·ies.
Slang
.
a president, especially of a college or university.
Also,
prex.
Origin:
1855–60;
prex
(by shortening and alteration of
president
) +
-y
2
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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ream
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. Does it mean:
to scold or reprimand severely, to cheat or defraud
excessive absorption in self-analysis or focus on a single issue
excessive absorption in self-analysis or focus on a single issue
to seek favors from a person in an obsequious manner, to fawn over
to seek favors from a person in an obsequious manner, to fawn over
an old person
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
prexy
1871, slang (headlinese) contraction of
president
. Alternative form prex is attested from 1828.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
prexy definition
n.
a president. :
This year's prexy will retire in March.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
prexy
president
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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