preppy

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prep·py /ˈprepi/ adjective American English informal  SESpreppy clothes or styles are very neat, in a way that is typical of students who go to expensive private schools in the US 〔指服饰或风格〕像私立学校学生一样的，整洁讲究的

Examples from the Corpus

preppy• Where Clinton is rugged and earthy, Gore is clean cut and preppy.• He had a few one-week affairs with preppy college-students.• The general effect resembled the mods of 1964/65 with their preppy look.• Tothe-knee blazers are worn with V-neck sweaters and ties, creating a slightly dangerous, preppy look.• Pasaret's friends describe him as being like a preppy nerd picking a fight in the toughest biker bar in town.Origin preppy (1900-2000) prep (school)

prep·py adjectiveChineseSyllable  

very a clothes neat, preppy Corpus way in or that styles are

preppy
prep‧py /ˈprepi/ adjective American English informalpreppy clothes or styles are very neat, in a way that is typical of students who go to expensive private schools in the US

prep·py (also prep·pie) BrE /ˈprepi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈprepi/ 🔊 noun (

plural

prep·pies) (NAmE, informal) a young person who goes or went to an expensive private school and who dresses and acts in a way that is thought to be typical of such a school 预备学校学生，预备学校毕业生（指有私立学校学生派头的人）▸ prep·py (also prep·pie) adjective◆a preppy image私立学校学生形象◆preppy clothes私立学校学生的衣着