prep•py
Pronunciation: (prep'ē), [key]
— n., pl. adj., -pies, -pi•er, -pi•est.
—n.
- 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.
- of, pertaining 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.
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