preppy
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- adjective
- /ˈprɛpi/
- US
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preppy
- The preppy style of the students was evident in their tailored blazers and polished shoes.
- preppy look
- preppy guy
- preppy sweater
You know, some brands can lean like Americana preppy like Ralph Lauren purple label.
- You know, some brands can lean like Americana preppy like Ralph Lauren purple label.
Examples
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Sarah Nottingham - a prim and preppy blue-blood brunette, dressed in pearls and a sweater set - looks up.
Fiction book (2001) -
Handsome, preppy Blake, who dressed in catalog Maine clothing, and whose watches cost more than a lobster boat.
Fiction book (1990) -
This is the Sunday best section and it is so preppy and cute.
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Not just for us as individuals, but the whole preppy class.
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Dance with her at some preppy club?
Fiction book (1997) -
At the start, we start to see her in a preppy sort of aesthetic.
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And preppy girls mature socially much later than others do.
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One man in preppy attire, definitely out of place in this neighborhood, identified himself as a mystery writer.
Academic text (2006) -
TJ, cool and professional in his preppy outfit, was minding the shop for her.
Fiction book (1994) -
In preppy casual, he reads the Wall Street Journal and sips orange juice.
Fiction book (2000)
Antonyms
Compounds
A neat, classic style of clothing with blazers and ties like private school students wear
How Preppy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Preppy comes from prep, short for preparatory, a school that 'prepares' students for college. The word describes the neat, traditional clothes and style of those students, so preppy means neat, stylish clothing and manners.