prep·py or prep·pie (pr p  )n. pl. prep·pies Informal 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. |
preppy [ˈprɛpɪ] Informal
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
[originally US, from preppy a person who attends or has attended a preparatory school before college]
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