"preppy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹɛ.pi/ [US] Forms: preppier [comparative], more preppy [comparative], preppiest [superlative], most preppy [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛpi Etymology: prep + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prep|y}} prep + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} preppy (comparative preppier or more preppy, superlative preppiest or most preppy)
  1. (US, often derogatory) Being or relating to something (such as clothing) that is typical of students at prep schools. Tags: US, derogatory, often Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: posh [UK]
    Sense id: en-preppy-en-adj-jhwbmkK- Disambiguation of Personality: 58 42 Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: preppie

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹɛ.pi/ [US] Forms: preppies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛpi Etymology: prep + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prep|y}} prep + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} preppy (plural preppies)
  1. (US) A student of a prep school. Tags: US Categories (topical): People Translations (student of a prep school): privatlernejano (Esperanto), riĉulido [derogatory] (Esperanto), lukiolainen (english: high school level) (Finnish), yksityiskoulun oppilas (note: in private prep school) (Finnish), mauricinho [Brazilian, masculine, slang] (Portuguese), cheto [Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, masculine] (Spanish), cuico [Chile, masculine] (Spanish), fresa [El-Salvador, Mexico, masculine] (Spanish), gomelo [Colombia, masculine] (Spanish), jailón [Bolivia, masculine] (Spanish), jevito [Dominican-Republic, masculine] (Spanish), pijo [Spain, masculine] (Spanish), pipi [Costa-Rica, masculine] (Spanish), pituco [Peru, masculine] (Spanish), sifrino [Venezuela, masculine] (Spanish), yeyé [Panama, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-preppy-en-noun-ybgairm6 Disambiguation of People: 31 69 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: preppie

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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