preppy
Other forms: preppies; preppier; preppiest
Someone who's preppy either attended an expensive, private high school and an Ivy League college — or just dresses that way.
The informal preppy comes from "college preparatory school," its shortened form, "prep school," and the resulting noun prep, used to describe graduates of these elite high schools. You can substitute preppy as a noun, too: "The campus is full of preppies — maybe I'll go to art school instead." Preppy style includes dressing in polo shirts, khaki pants, and boat shoes, or looking like you just finished playing tennis or riding a horse.
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a current or former student at an expensive preparatory school
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someone who dresses and behaves like a student at an expensive preparatory schooltype of:dressera person who dresses in a particular way
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characteristic of a student at an expensive preparatory school, especially with regard to a neat, classic style of dressing
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Vocabulary lists containing preppy
In eighteen stories spanning two centuries and territories throughout North America, members of a Cherokee family battle human and supernatural monsters.
After getting expelled from a North Carolina middle school, twelve-year-old Lawrence McDonald starts helping out at a neighbor's recreation center, where he learns how to play chess and approach his life in more strategic moves.