Preppy
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Preppy (also spelled preppie) or prep (all abbreviations of the word preparatory) refers to a subculture in the United States associated with the old private Northeastern university-preparatory schools. The terms are used to denote a person seen as characteristic of a student or alumnus of these schools. Prep has become a colloquialism in the United States and has largely replaced preppy in modern usage. Characteristics of preps in the past, include a particular subcultural speech, vocabulary, dress, mannerisms, etiquette, reflective of an upper-class upbringing.
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See also
- Bon chic bon genre
- Sloane Ranger
- Yuppie
- The Official Preppy Handbook
- Filthy Preppy Teen$
- Preppie! 8-bit video game
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