prep·py

or prep·pie (prĕp′ē)Informal

n. pl. prep·pies

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) + -y.]

prep′pi·ly adv.

prep′pi·ness n.

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preppy

(ˈprɛpɪ) or

preppie

adj

(Clothing & Fashion) characteristic of or denoting a fashion style of neat, understated, and often expensive clothes; young but classic, suggesting that the wearer is well off, upper class, and conservative

n, pl -pies

(Clothing & Fashion) a person exhibiting such style

[C20: originally US, from preppy a person who attends or has attended a preparatory school before college]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

prep•py

or prep•pie

(ˈprɛp i)

n., pl. -pies, n.

1. a student at or a graduate of a preparatory school.

2. a person whose clothing or behavior is associated with traditional preparatory schools.

adj.

3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a preppy: preppy clothes.

[1895–1900, Amer.]

Translations

allievo di una 'preparatory school'

preppy

[ˈprɛpi] (mainly US)

n → BCBG m/f

adj → BCBG

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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