ESL Vocabulary and Idioms

Re: What does "prepy" mean?

Anonymous — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:19:41 GMT

all my friends say that i act preppy and i am a prep and my dad is rich

but , i don't live with him and i don't dress preppy(nice or fancy)

or have a $30,000 car at my moms but at my dad's we have a $23,000

lighting and a $22,000 ucon but, my friends don't know that so do u think i

am preppy!!

Re: What does "prepy" mean?

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:31:31 GMT

I think that "prepy" is a contraction of the french word "pre-papan" which is the male equivalent for "pre-maman"!
So the english word prepy refers to a man who is "pregnant".

Nobody dare to remove it!

Seriously, I enclose the definition taken from "Collins Cobuild Dictionary",
-preppies are young people, especially in America, who have often been to a prep school or Ivy League University, and who are conventional and conservative in their attitudes, behaviour and style of dress
-if you describe someone or their clothes, attitudes or behaviour as a preppy, you mean that they are like preppies or trying to be like preppies.

Re: What does "prepy" mean?

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 01:43:21 GMT

like is hilary duff preppy

p.s. type back

Re: What does "prepy" mean?

Anonymous — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 21:57:29 GMT

i think it means gay. like happy

Re: What does "prepy" mean?

Clive — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:29:52 GMT

Hi,

dont know that but i do know i am 15% prepy!

In case this is not just a joking remark, here is a comment.

This is obviously slang and used in very casual speech. In such cases, expressions may be used this week that were never used before this week and will never be used after this week.

Preparation H is the name of a popular product, in cream form, that reduces hemorrhoids.

Best wishes, Clive

Re: What does "prepy" mean?

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:28:47 GMT

dont know that but i do know i am 15% prepy[H]!

Re: What does prepy mean?

asdf_user — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:26:35 GMT

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

Re: What does prepy mean?

spellcheck — Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:31:40 GMT

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

Re: What does "prepy" mean?

Stealth — Mon, 22 Nov 2004 16:19:26 GMT

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

(c) HarperCollins Publishers.

Re: What does "prepy" mean?

hammou — Sun, 21 Nov 2004 09:36:29 GMT

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.

Re: What does "prepy" mean?

markb — Sat, 20 Nov 2004 22:33:11 GMT

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

Re: What does "prepy" mean?

Swampy — Sat, 20 Nov 2004 15:59:43 GMT

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.

Re: What does "prepy" mean?

floral — Sat, 20 Nov 2004 02:19:08 GMT

I had never seen this word.

Re: What does "prepy" mean?

MrPedantic — Sat, 20 Nov 2004 00:24:40 GMT

Hello etl

Do you mean 'preppy'?

MrP

What does "prepy" mean?

eagertolearn — Fri, 19 Nov 2004 21:35:03 GMT

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.