What does "prepy" mean?

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eagertolearn

#56240 Fri, 19 Nov 04 09:35 PM

I found this word in a song by avril Lavigne. I think it made reference to clothes but I don't remember the exact words. Thanks in advance.

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MrPedantic

#56260 Sat, 20 Nov 04 12:24 AM

Hello etl

Do you mean 'preppy'?

MrP

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floral

#56274 Sat, 20 Nov 04 02:19 AM

I had never seen this word.

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Swampy

#56361 Sat, 20 Nov 04 03:59 PM

Dictionary.com for preppy:

1. A student or former student of a preparatory school.
2. A person whose manner and dress are deemed typical of traditional preparatory schools.
Of or relating to a preppy or a preparatory school.

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markb

#56435 Sat, 20 Nov 04 10:33 PM

Hi,

I don't know if Avril is one of those who misspell words for the cool factor, but in regard to clothing, chances are the word is preppy. This word was popular in the late seventies when I was in high school. Its connotation was snobbish and conformist. I wasn't preppy. Actually I was barely civilized.

Mark B

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Regards

hammou

#56497 Sun, 21 Nov 04 09:36 AM

i am not sure but; maybe in your response, you should use the present perfect (i have never seen), instead of using the past perfect(i had never seen),
if i am out, thanks in advance for correction.

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Stealth

#56761 Mon, 22 Nov 04 04:19 PM

preppy
1 preppy preppies
Preppies are young people, especially in America, who have often been to an expensive private school and who are conventional and conservative in their attitudes, behaviour, and style of dress. (mainly AM)
N-COUNT

2 preppy
If you describe someone or their clothes, attitudes, or behaviour as preppy, you mean that they are like a preppy. (mainly AM)
I couldn't believe how straight-looking he was, how preppy.
...a preppy collar and tie.
ADJ-GRADED

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spellcheck

#56784 Mon, 22 Nov 04 05:31 PM

Hammou,

...depends on when the speaker spoke!

"I had never seen this word [when I read it]"

"I have never seen this word [in my whole life]"

Both work, but I totally take your point!

Respectfully,

Chellspeck x

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asdf_user

#65833 Thu, 06 Jan 05 05:26 PM

Yes, preppy originally came from preparatory school and the way that they dress. Now "preppy" can mean that you dress with semi formal clothes. It has become a byword

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