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Prexy U.S. slang.|ˈprɛksɪ|
Also Prexie, p-.
[f. prec. + -y6.]
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1871L. H. Bagg 4 Years at Yale 655 The title ‘Prex’..is oftener used alone to designate him [sc. the President] among the Seniors, the modified form of ‘Prexy’ is somewhat in vogue, in familiar talk. 1905N.Y. Even. Post 1 Sept. 7 Scores of entering classes are lined up in chapel to listen to good advice from the dean or ‘Prexie’. 1909O. D. von Engeln At Cornell 58 The avenue is still, for Prexy is delivering his annual address in the Armory. 1929Publishers' Weekly 22 June 2859/1 Professor Charles E. Merriam..has hobnobbed with politicians as well as prexies. 1948Variety 25 Aug. 1/4 Madison Sq. Garden ‘prexy’ Gen. John Reed Kilpatrick. 1973Center City Office Weekly (Philadelphia) 9 Oct. 3 Dr. Richard N. Harner, prexy of the Epilepsy Foundation, will appear in a taped interview with Frank Ford. 1974Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer 13 Oct. c. 13/1 While the NHL is controlled basically by the board of governors..the silver⁓haired prexy still wields a powerful stick when it comes to meting out fines and suspensions. 1979Honolulu Advertiser 8 Jan. a. 3/1 Brokers at Stapleton Assoc. think they had more than their share of the breaks in '78. Prexy John Stapleton started things off by busting his leg on a ski trip. |