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
adj.characteristic of a prep school
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.
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