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prex⋅y

  [prek-see]
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–noun, plural prex⋅ies. Slang.
a president, esp. of a college or university.
Also, prex.

Origin:
1855–60; prex (by shortening and alter. of president) + -y 2
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prex·y   (prěk'sē)   
n.   pl. prex·ies Slang
A president, especially of a college or university.

[Shortening and alteration of president.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
prexy

  1. 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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Word Origin & History

prexy 
1871, slang (headlinese) contraction of president. Alternate form prex is attested from 1828.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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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