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Meaning of "preppiness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PREPPINESS

preppiness  [ˈprɛpɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREPPINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Preppiness 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 PREPPINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of preppiness in the English dictionary

The definition of preppiness in the dictionary is the fact of being preppy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREPPINESS


grumpiness
ˈɡrʌmpɪnɪs
happiness
ˈhæpɪnɪs
lumpiness
ˈlʌmpɪnɪs
nappiness
ˈnæpɪnɪs
pinnace
ˈpɪnɪs
pulpiness
ˈpʌlpɪnɪs
sappiness
ˈsæpɪnɪs
scrappiness
ˈskræpɪnɪs
scrimpiness
ˈskrɪmpɪnɪs
sleepiness
ˈsliːpɪnɪs
slippiness
ˈslɪpɪnɪs
sloppiness
ˈslɒpɪnɪs
snappiness
ˈsnæpɪnɪs
snippiness
ˈsnɪpɪnɪs
soapiness
ˈsəʊpɪnɪs
steepiness
ˈstiːpɪnɪs
stumpiness
ˈstʌmpɪnɪs
unhappiness
ʌnˈhæpɪnɪs
weepiness
ˈwiːpɪnɪs
wispiness
ˈwɪspɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREPPINESS

preposterousness
prepostor
prepotence
prepotency
prepotent
prepotently
prepped
preppie
preppies
preppily
prepping
preppy
preprandial
prepreg
preprepared
prepresidential
prepress
preprimary
preprint
preprocess

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREPPINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
holiness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
show business
timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of preppiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «preppiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREPPINESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

preppiness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

preppiness
570 millions of speakers

English

preppiness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

preppiness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

preppiness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

preppiness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preppiness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

preppiness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bcbg
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Preppiness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

preppiness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

preppiness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

preppiness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Preppiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

preppiness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

preppiness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Preppiness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

preppiness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

preppiness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

preppiness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

preppiness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

preppiness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

preppiness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

preppiness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

preppiness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

preppiness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of preppiness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREPPINESS»

The term «preppiness» is normally little used and occupies the 136.827 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of preppiness
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «preppiness».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREPPINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «preppiness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «preppiness» 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 preppiness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREPPINESS»

Discover the use of preppiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to preppiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The official preppy handbook
A facetious guide to emulating the look, speech patterns, thinking, and lifestyle of those who attend prep schools and are a part of high society
Lisa Birnbach, 1980
2
A Portrait of a School: Coeducation at Andover
ParietalsfBoy-Girl Relationshipsl'f'imited Social Life 42 28 3. Rules + Discipline Systeml'Lack of Consistency between Clusters + Dormsfl'oo Moralistic 34 36 4. Elite Preppiness, Social Climbing, Snobbiness, Cli~ queishness, Materialism 41  ...
Kathleen M. Dalton, 1999
3
White Riot: Punk Rock and the Politics of Race
In other words, preppiness is the alternate subjectivity open to them. Like punk, preppiness is itself a distinctive way oflife—clothes, behavior, and worldview— but one immersed in a notion of affluent whiteness. Now, one can find nonwhite ...
Stephen Duncombe, Maxwell Tremblay, 2011
4
Words, Worlds, and Material Girls: Language, Gender, ...
They buy at Gap., lines 69– 71) both distances preppy students from herself through the use of the third-person pronoun and implies that the semiotic valence of the clothing store Gap in youth culture is preppiness. Despite nerds' overt ...
Bonnie S. McElhinny, 2008
5
White Kids: Language, Race, and Styles of Youth Identity
Evaldsson, Ann-Carita 56 evaluation 56–66, 99, 101, 145, 191–92, 230– 31,245 fight stories and 201, 203, 204–08 preppiness and 90, 91, 97, 98, 145 quoted speech and 61, 107, 115, 198 evaluative terms, negative 75, 128 evaluative terms, ...
Mary Bucholtz, 2010
6
Happy Days Were Here Again: Reflections of a Libertarian ...
His Supreme Preppiness February 14, 1992 Granted that when presidential primary season sets in, the least abnormality, or the most sensationalizable normality, becomes the focus of the procrustean imperative. But surely the treatment given ...
William F. Buckley Jr., Patricia B. Bozell, 2008
7
Preparing for Power: America's Elite Boarding Schools
Preppiness. In part, character development was and is seen as an antidote against the insidious effects of wealth on a child's sense of duty. Moral issues and personal ethics are central to the prep school ethos: You are important to ...
Cookson W, Peter W. Cookson Jr, Caroline Persell, 2008
8
Cincinnati Magazine
"But some of that preppiness seems to be phasing out. A lot of mini-skirts appeared in the spring. And some of the guys are wearing something other than jeans and cords [corduroy jeans]. But dressing the way your friends dress still seems to ...
9
True Prep: It's a Whole New Old World
From Lisa Birnbach, the author of The Official Preppy Handbook, comes True Prep, which looks at how the old guard of natural-fiber-loving, dog-worshipping, G&T-soaked preppies adapts to the new order of the Internet, cell phones, rehab, ...
Lisa Birnbach, Chip Kidd, 2010
10
The Anti-prep Manual, Or, "See You Later, Alligator"
The three measures just mentioned are effective In preventing the birth of new preppies but do nothing to alleviate the preppiness in the parents. Despite the seeming malignancy of preppiness, there are cures available. But before discussing ...
Tom Shadyac, 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREPPINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term preppiness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Aria Montgomery Wears Nautical Tee & Leather-Denim Jacket …
I could never quite pull off Spencer's level of preppiness, or keep up with the trends like Hannah — let's be real here, I can barely keep up with ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
2
Robert Drabiuk feels comfortable with preppy
The button-down serves as the base of a uniform — classic New England style with an element of preppiness — that's guided him since high ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
3
Mets minor-league team hosts 'Saved by the Bell' night
Preppiness, Mr. Belding and an enormous cell phone were all part of "Saved by the Bell Night" at MCU Park in Brooklyn, NY, last night. «FOXSports.com, Jun 15»
4
What Belmont Stakes Taught Me About Preppy Fashion (Because …
Solace remained, however, in the fact that preppiness appeared to have gone the way of Razor phones and Marissa Cooper (may she rest in teen melodrama ... «Bustle, Jun 15»
5
Dusty 'The American Dream' Rhodes did it his way
You didn't hate him due to the sheer preppiness of his sweater vests. You hated him because of his persona. You loved Stone Cold because ... «Boston.com, Jun 15»
6
How to dress like Taylor Swift
She knows what she likes, what looks good on her and has developed a strong sense of style, based upon feminine, casual preppiness. «Glamour.com, Apr 15»
7
Why Do People Hate Lilly Pulitzer?
Which is ironic, of course: Uniforms are about the constriction of freedoms, and preppiness and WASPiness are, in general, about the freedom ... «Yahoo News UK, Apr 15»
8
Keller blogger splashes color, creativity throughout her home
“I wanted to add some edge and contrast against the preppiness of the furniture and color,” Boneau says about the framed art her husband has ... «Dallas Morning News, Mar 15»
9
Bad Jews, Arts Theatre
Goodman smartly underlines the tension between Liam's breezy preppiness and his simmering resentments, and Coen is a superb suffering ... «The Arts Desk, Mar 15»
10
New clothing store is keeping things 'local'
It's a vision of mixing “preppiness” with southern charm that the couple shares with another set of local entrepreneurs, Jacob and Cindy Gray, ... «Tullahoma News and Guardian, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Preppiness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/preppiness>. Apr 2024 ».
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