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preppy

/prep-ee/US // ˈprɛp i //UK // (ˈprɛpɪ) informal //

预科生,早熟,预备役,早熟的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    plural prep·pies.

    • : a person who is a student at or a graduate of a preparatory school.
    • : a person who favors or is viewed as favoring clothing style or behavior associated with traditional preparatory schools.
adj.形容词 adjective
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    prep·pi·er, prep·pi·est.

    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of preparatory schools or their students.
    • : of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or being a style in dress or mode of behavior of a preppy.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Her style, much like her diminutive nickname, is best described as “Hamptons twee”—preppy and peppy.

  • The collection was a mix of playfully preppy and downtown cool, and, as always, was wearable in a very different way.

  • The result is a spectacular mash-up of aspirationally misguided 1990s preppy style.

  • The two collaborate on one-off projects, with the possibility of a preppy-branded line in the future.

  • A little girl wearing preppy clothes with a kitten—people want to be like her and wear those same clothes.