preppie
Private school type
Preppie describes someone who dresses or acts like a student at an expensive preparatory school—clean-cut, conventional, and upper-middle-class.
The style involves polo shirts, khakis, and loafers; the manner suggests privilege and conformity.
As a noun, a preppie is such a person: a bunch of preppies from the suburbs.
Also spelled preppy.
Mounted mallet sport
- chinosCotton twill trousers
- blazerSemiformal tailored jacket
- loafersLaceless slip-on shoes
- argyleMulticolored diamond textile pattern
seersucker · madras · cardigan · khakis · pleats · tartan · gingham · monogrammed
Exclusive right or benefit
- affluenceAbundance of money
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
- upperclassHighest social stratum
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
polo · tennis · exclusivity · pedigree · debutante · cotillion · regatta · vineyard
Anglo establishment shorthand
- yuppieAmbitious urban professional
- snobSelf-appointed arbiter of taste
- entitledHaving rightful claim
- uptightAnxiously rigid in manner
elitist · spoiled · sheltered · blue-blood · bourgeois · posh · rah · twee
polo
Mounted mallet sport
argyle · seersucker · madras · cardigan · khakis · pleats · tartan · gingham · monogrammed · pinstripe
privilege
Exclusive right or benefit
- affluenceAbundance of money
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
- upperclassHighest social stratum
yacht · polo · tennis · exclusivity · pedigree · debutante · cotillion · regatta · vineyard · legacy
WASP
Anglo establishment shorthand
uptight · elitist · spoiled · sheltered · blue-blood · bourgeois · posh · rah · twee · square
boarding
Entering a vehicle
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- collegeHigher education institution
- fraternitySpirit of brotherly connection
sorority · dean · crew · lacrosse · rowing · alumni · letterman · quad · dormitory · chapel
handbook
Compact reference guide
- 1980sFourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- northeasternOf the upper-right direction
- monogramInterlaced personal initials
- meal preppingPreparing food in advance