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PRONUNCIATION OF PREPPIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREPPIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Preppies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PREPPIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Preppy

Preppy, preppie, or prep refer to a subculture in the United States associated with private university-preparatory schools. Preppy is both an American adjective and an American noun, while prep is only an American noun, traditionally used in relation to Northeastern private university-preparatory schools and denotes a person seen as characteristic of an attendee or alumnus of these schools. The noun prep has become a colloquialism in the United States and has largely replaced the noun preppy. Characteristics of preps include a particular subcultural speech, vocabulary, dress, mannerisms, etiquette, and accent reflective of an upper-class, Northeastern upbringing.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREPPIES

preposterous
preposterously
preposterousness
prepostor
prepotence
prepotency
prepotent
prepotently
prepped
preppie
preppily
preppiness
prepping
preppy
preprandial
prepreg
preprepared
prepresidential
prepress
preprimary

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREPPIES

canopies
copies
duppies
floppies
gippies
guppies
happy-clappies
hippies
jaloppies
kelpies
loppies
nappies
occupies
philanthropies
photocopies
poppies
puppies
spies
therapies
weepies

Synonyms and antonyms of preppies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «preppies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREPPIES

Find out the translation of preppies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of preppies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «preppies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

预科生
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pijos
570 millions of speakers

English

preppies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

preppies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

preppies
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Preppies
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mauricinhos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

preppies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

preppies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Preppies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

preppies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

preppies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

preppies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Preppies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

preppies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

preppies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Preppies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

preppies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

preppies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

preppies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Preppies
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

preppies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

preppies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

preppies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

preppies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

preppies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of preppies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREPPIES»

The term «preppies» is normally little used and occupies the 114.157 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREPPIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «preppies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «preppies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about preppies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREPPIES»

Discover the use of preppies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to preppies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The I-hate-preppies handbook: a guide for the rest of us
A tongue-in-cheek comparison of the manners, language, recreation, education, and life styles of preppies and non-preppies
Ralph Schoenstein, 1981
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Chasing Youth Culture and Getting it Right: How Your ...
However, his intelligence and ambition contradicts some of the stereotypes often associated with Preppies. He has the unique ability to fit in with the majority, yet he is truly more complicated than he sometimes lets on. On the outside, Greg ...
Tina Wells, 2011
3
Microeconomics: A Modern Approach
discriminate, so he can't charge the preppies differently than the punks. Thus, he has two choices. He can set an admission price that is the same for both types and charge them that price for each admission. Alternatively, he can create a ...
Andrew Schotter, 2008
4
Handbook of Juvenile Justice: Theory and Practice
On the surface, it may look as though Preppies have everything. Often, the majority of teens who become involved in Preppie Gangs will survive such social experimentation and mature into responsible and productive citizens. However, some ...
Barbara Sims, Pamela Preston, 2006
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New York Magazine
#1—4 Nightmare on Elm Street. 82— Thru Dec. 13: Preppies. Beg. Dec. 14: Dune. 307. NEW SPRINGVILLE-ISLAND- 761-6666. #1 — Missing in Action. 82 — The Terminator. 308. NEW SPRINGVILLE-RKO RICHMOND- 761-3103. 2010.
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White Kids: Language, Race, and Styles of Youth Identity
Thus evaluations of social labels as well as the very act of categorization were often contested as teenagers negotiated their own and others' relationships to socially salient categories like preppies, hip hop fans, and nerds. Preppies As ...
Mary Bucholtz, 2010
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First Chance: A Suspense Novel
Boys and girls in brightly colored expensive clothes sat together drinking coffee while discussing which ivy—league college they planned on attending. The preppies were probably the hardest group in school to penetrate. To be a jock you just ...
Mark Owen, 2003
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Beyond Formulas in Mathematics and Teaching: Dynamics of the ...
When asked more generally about relationships between members of different social groups, he suggested that people who were preppies and people who were smokers were by definition enemies (this was one occasion on which I wished ...
Daniel Chazan, 2000
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Off-Broadway Musicals since 1919: From Greenwich Village ...
PREPPIES. [18 August 1983, Promenade Theatre, 52 performances] a musical comedy by David Taylor, Carlos Davis. Score: Gary Portnoy, Judy Hart Angelo ( music and lyrics). Cast: Beth Fowler, Bob Walton, Kathleen Rowe McAllen, Dennis ...
Thomas S. Hischak, 2011
10
Pearls for Your Practice
Pumice. Preppies. by Whip Mix Corporation Finally! A simple, individual packet of PUMICE! Packaged just like your prophy pastes, this is unit-dose flour of pumice paste. It is ideal for use in cleaning the tooth surface prior to etching for ...
Joe Blaes, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREPPIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term preppies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Hot Wet' Netflix series an absurdly funny gem
This go-round, there are a few secret identities in the mix, a rival camp of preppies and even a deadly government conspiracy that involves the ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
2
Unstarched shirt
... offered in colors livelier than Wimbledon white, it assumed its destiny among preppies. To complete a costume radiating vernal energy, ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
3
Mary Louise Wilson's life on stage
“The people who ran them all seemed to be young, upper-class preppies; the plays they produced seemed to be mainly about people like ... «CT News, Jul 15»
4
It's a Damn Good Deal
The fight over the Iran deal is going to make the Obamacare battles look like two preppies slap-fighting over a cucumber sandwich. Congress ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
5
If Wishes Were Horses, Time to Think
They kept to themselves and didn't bother much with the preppies or the jocks or even go to the junior prom and they gravitated to the folk ... «America's Best Racing, Jul 15»
6
Young actors needed to stick with Twist
... be one which has a large cast and provides parts for all the members of our youth theatre, the Preppies, as well as adults in the main society. «Morpeth Herald, Jul 15»
7
Preppies defeat all Owls
Marshall sophomore Isaac Summers was hoping to advance to state in his second sectional bid, but it didn't work out. «The Marshall Democrat-News, May 15»
8
Remembering Booth Memorial and its 'live-and-let-live' culture
Metalheads, preppies, baymen and downtownies squeezed in elbow-to-elbow in the cafeteria, or headed out in unsegregated packs to ... «CBC.ca, May 15»
9
Who reigns in Spain
Ciudadanos, which skews center-right, has been cultivating an image as the thinking person's insurgency, the country club preppies to ... «Politico, May 15»
10
Preppies love you mum, not just because of gifts
The Sunshine Coast Daily caught up with the preppies at Immanuel Lutheran College in Buderim to find out what makes their mum special. «The Sunshine Coast Daily, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Preppies [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/preppies>. May 2024 ».
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