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单词 preppy
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
prep•py or prep•pie /ˈprɛpi/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -pies, adj., -pi•er, -pi•est. 
n. [countable]
  1. a student at, or a graduate of, a preparatory school.
  2. one whose clothing or behavior is associated with students of preparatory schools.

adj. 
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a preppy:preppy clothes.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
prep•py  (prepē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pies, adj., -pi•er, -pi•est. 
n. 
  1. a person who is a student at or a graduate of a preparatory school.
  2. a person who favors or is viewed as favoring clothing style or behavior associated with traditional preparatory schools.

adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of preparatory schools or their students.
  2. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or being a style in dress or mode of behavior of a preppy.
Also preppie. 
  • prep + -y1, -y2 1895–1900, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
preppy /ˈprɛpɪ/ informal adj
  1. characteristic of or denoting a fashion style of neat, understated, and often expensive clothes; young but classic: suggesting that the wearer is well off, upper class, and conservative
n ( pl -pies)
  1. a person exhibiting such style
Etymology: 20th Century: originally US, from preppy a person who attends or has attended a preparatory school before college
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