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Definition of preppy in English: preppy(also preppie) nounPlural preppies ˈprɛpiˈprɛpi US informal A pupil or graduate of an expensive prep school, or a person resembling such a pupil in dress or appearance. （贵族）预备学校学生（或毕业生）；（衣着，外貌）像（贵族）预备学校学生（或毕业生）的人 Example sentencesExamples - As the two preppies approached, he offered them the cans and got disgusted looks for payment.
- These are not your typical preppies by any means.
- But how many millionaire preppies who hail from Massachusetts know the difference between a shotgun and a pea-shooter?
- Timothy always seemed like the kind of guy who would go for the preppies.
- Everybody knows that the best universities, law firms, hospitals, investment banks, and the State Department used to be run by preppies whose main virtue was fortunate birth, and are now open to one and all on the basis of merit.
- She can't hide her glee when she brings down a couple of BMW-driving preppies who tried to negotiate fees with her.
- That's an expensive private school for preppies, right?
- The only thing that seemed to separate the fraternities was that each one catered to a specific homogeneous group of people, whether it was preppies, jocks, or just plain losers.
- This supports my theory that all preppies are scary.
- I'm guessing that you don't know anyone yet, and the preppies won't be befriending you anytime soon, so why don't you sit at my table at lunch.
- They couldn't have gotten any firm to hire them as brokers, not when it was the Eighties and the market was booming and the Street was filled with ambitious preppies trying to make it in the business.
- I guess the trend was geared towards preppies, and pink was an accepted part of your wardrobe back then.
- He knew Kyle's extreme dislike for preppies, but that was the first time he'd ever heard that use of the word.
- One of the things I wanted to impersonate was a preppy.
- Most of the students treated him like a preppie, as he had heard one of them called him.
adjectivepreppiest, preppier ˈprɛpiˈprɛpi US informal Of or typical of a pupil or graduate of an expensive prep school, especially with reference to their neat style of dress. （尤指衣着风格）像（贵族）预备学校学生（或毕业生）的 （贵族）预备学校学生模样。 Example sentencesExamples - I would rather have been like a boy than a preppy little girl.
- I'm polite, educated, have good table manners and a stash of preppy clothes for work purposes, and once in a while, I even tell a clean joke.
- I then heard this loud, preppy voice and it sounded a lot like Tessa.
- It runs like an upmarket American holiday camp, with a 100% preppy house-party atmosphere.
- Asha was somehow a mystery to them, an exotic girl compared to the flaunting and preppy girls, with her striking hair and sparkling green eyes.
- I still shudder at the thought of that hideously preppy name.
- A car full of tough, preppy guys drove next to us and stopped.
- Maybe she broke off with that preppy boy after all.
- Even though I had enjoyed high school, in the eyes of my white, rich, preppy peers, I was as an outcast.
- By the time I got to Stanford I started wearing preppy clothes.
- He's funny, but not dumb, like a lot of the funny, popular, preppy guys.
- They always criticized my clothing, because they were preppy girls.
- She's supposed to be the preppy little ray of sunshine.
- Or maybe I just didn't like her fake, dyed copper hair or preppy clothing style.
- She was a very nice girl, only a bit on the ditsy / preppy side.
- There's an army of preppy kids and only a handful of skaters.
- I didn't need these stuffy preppy clothes contaminating my car.
- He looked much like my friends with the preppy style.
- When Alex came home from school, she was greeted by her preppy little sister, Megan, who was 12 years old.
- I then replaced my preppy, stylish clothing with dark, baggy apparel.
OriginEarly 20th century: from prep school + -y2. Definition of preppy in US English: preppy(also preppie) nounˈprɛpiˈprepē US informal A student or graduate of an expensive prep school or a person resembling such a student in dress or appearance. （贵族）预备学校学生（或毕业生）；（衣着，外貌）像（贵族）预备学校学生（或毕业生）的人 Example sentencesExamples - That's an expensive private school for preppies, right?
- One of the things I wanted to impersonate was a preppy.
- These are not your typical preppies by any means.
- The only thing that seemed to separate the fraternities was that each one catered to a specific homogeneous group of people, whether it was preppies, jocks, or just plain losers.
- But how many millionaire preppies who hail from Massachusetts know the difference between a shotgun and a pea-shooter?
- He knew Kyle's extreme dislike for preppies, but that was the first time he'd ever heard that use of the word.
- Most of the students treated him like a preppie, as he had heard one of them called him.
- As the two preppies approached, he offered them the cans and got disgusted looks for payment.
- This supports my theory that all preppies are scary.
- They couldn't have gotten any firm to hire them as brokers, not when it was the Eighties and the market was booming and the Street was filled with ambitious preppies trying to make it in the business.
- Everybody knows that the best universities, law firms, hospitals, investment banks, and the State Department used to be run by preppies whose main virtue was fortunate birth, and are now open to one and all on the basis of merit.
- Timothy always seemed like the kind of guy who would go for the preppies.
- I'm guessing that you don't know anyone yet, and the preppies won't be befriending you anytime soon, so why don't you sit at my table at lunch.
- I guess the trend was geared towards preppies, and pink was an accepted part of your wardrobe back then.
- She can't hide her glee when she brings down a couple of BMW-driving preppies who tried to negotiate fees with her.
adjectiveˈprɛpiˈprepē US informal Of or typical of a student or graduate of an expensive prep school, especially with reference to their style of dress. （尤指衣着风格）像（贵族）预备学校学生（或毕业生）的 （贵族）预备学校学生模样。 Example sentencesExamples - I still shudder at the thought of that hideously preppy name.
- I then replaced my preppy, stylish clothing with dark, baggy apparel.
- A car full of tough, preppy guys drove next to us and stopped.
- There's an army of preppy kids and only a handful of skaters.
- Or maybe I just didn't like her fake, dyed copper hair or preppy clothing style.
- I then heard this loud, preppy voice and it sounded a lot like Tessa.
- Asha was somehow a mystery to them, an exotic girl compared to the flaunting and preppy girls, with her striking hair and sparkling green eyes.
- I would rather have been like a boy than a preppy little girl.
- He looked much like my friends with the preppy style.
- I didn't need these stuffy preppy clothes contaminating my car.
- She was a very nice girl, only a bit on the ditsy / preppy side.
- When Alex came home from school, she was greeted by her preppy little sister, Megan, who was 12 years old.
- Even though I had enjoyed high school, in the eyes of my white, rich, preppy peers, I was as an outcast.
- She's supposed to be the preppy little ray of sunshine.
- By the time I got to Stanford I started wearing preppy clothes.
- They always criticized my clothing, because they were preppy girls.
- Maybe she broke off with that preppy boy after all.
- I'm polite, educated, have good table manners and a stash of preppy clothes for work purposes, and once in a while, I even tell a clean joke.
- It runs like an upmarket American holiday camp, with a 100% preppy house-party atmosphere.
- He's funny, but not dumb, like a lot of the funny, popular, preppy guys.
OriginEarly 20th century: from prep school + -y. |