prexy

1 9.9

A person who leads a college or university

noun
/ˈprɛksi/

Archaic

: rector

The university's prexy announced a new scholarship program for incoming students.

Examples

( Funny thing is, Sun prexy Scott McNealy used digital signage to hawk something called Java to potential corporate partners way back in 1994 when the Internet was shiny and new.

Blog text (19)
With a friend of mine from Chicago, Prexy Nesbitt, we took a group of about 12 to 15 people.

Blog text (17)
During the meeting, the prexy shared her vision for improving campus facilities.
As prexy of the college, he is responsible for setting the academic agenda.

Synonyms

president

vsprexy

Formal

768 2.6

The senior leader of a university who manages the school's work and staff

is the informal, casual term for that same university leader

prez

vsprexy

Slang

3 8.6

A person who leads a group, like a club or council

is used specifically for the head officer of a college or university

Surface Forms

prexy singular

prexies plural

Morphology

prexy = prez (semi-transparent) = prez + y

Formation from the clipped informal base 'prez' plus the diminutive/colloquial suffix '-y' is a straightforward slang derivation.

Etymology

The word prexy is an informal shortening of president: students turned president into prex and then prexy, much like the familiar prez. So a prexy is the 'head' official of a college or university.