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preppy

noun

variants or preppie
Definition of preppynext
as in schoolboy

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Recent Examples of preppy The Tucked-In Jean and Blazer In true Princess Diana fashion, embrace a sporty preppy look with a cowgirl spin. — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025 Depending on the occasion, Gomez will opt for something a little traditional and super polished, while Swift tends to keep it more playful preppy. — Sam Reed, Glamour, 21 July 2025 Dior’s take skews preppy, with items such as polo shirts and V-neck sweaters worn with Bermuda shorts or pleated pants, and jackets and blazers in muted checks. — Joelle Diderich, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025 The film explicitly acknowledges that their sibling rivalry is very Thor and Loki, though the dynamic here is different with Wilson playing uptight preppy to Momoa’s jocular biker viking. — A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for preppy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preppy
  1. schoolboy
  2. schoolgirl
  3. student
  4. reader
  5. schoolchild
  6. schoolmate
  7. undergraduate
  8. day student
Noun
  • One picture shows a schoolboy Rogers at the Hawks’ annual presentation evening, wearing a tie in their red and blue colours.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • With the sprightly energy of a schoolboy, Jean-Paul Doron bounds into an empty creek, his red suede shoes scraping pale rocks.
    — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of schoolboy
Noun
  • Though clearly not human, Nanno (Chicha Amatayakul) is just a schoolgirl who wants to have fun.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • Among the various aspects of the movie that its English title refers to, not least is the unhinged rampage Lina unleashes at a couple of schoolgirls, a gringa loca on the razor’s edge.
    — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Definition of schoolgirl
Noun
  • Around the halfway point of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, Petya Trofimov — eternal grad student, moral purist, and former tutor to the once wealthy family whose diminution sits at the heart of the play — makes a speech.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Contour Circuits, founded by Secor and former graduate student Jeremy Rurup, received a $150,000 Small Business Technology Transfer contract to advance the technology.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of student
Noun
  • Marry Me Chicken Soup Cream cheese is the secret to success in this silky smooth soup that’s consistently at the top of the charts among BHG readers.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Finally, one open-hearted reader doesn't just limit kindness to other humans.
    — Laurel Dalrymple, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of reader
Noun
  • Learning to read and write cursive was once a rite of passage for practically every American schoolchild.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Would that every schoolchild could stand on the grassy knoll for a quiet minute, pondering the imponderables.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Definition of schoolchild
Noun
  • The dramatic recipe involves equal parts literary ambition, risk-taking, and chutzpah, with a dash of substance abuse, cooked on the high heat of adolescent lust that brings Tony to Provincetown in pursuit of a schoolmate named Nancy (Emilia Jones).
    — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Her schoolmate, Curtis Mehlberg, follows her, and both are able to enter that magical world.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
Definition of schoolmate
Noun
  • Basically every college tour on an American campus will include a schtick about how undergraduates can participate in faculty research.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In a bid to pack the Rose Bowl and Pauley Pavilion, tickets to all UCLA home football and men’s and women’s basketball games will be free for undergraduate, graduate and extension students going forward, UCLA athletics announced Wednesday.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of undergraduate
Noun
  • Of the high school students, 161 are boarders, 23 are day students.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Prince George, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, began at Lambrook when their family moved from London to Windsor in 2022, enrolling as day students at the private school in Berkshire.
    — Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of day student

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“Preppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preppy. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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