preppies
Boarding school types
Preppies are people who dress and behave in the style associated with expensive preparatory schools and Ivy League colleges—think polo shirts, khakis, boat shoes, and an air of casual wealth.
The term can be neutral or mildly mocking depending on context: The bar was full of preppies from the nearby university.
As an adjective, preppy describes the aesthetic itself: preppy clothing, a preppy look.
Mounted mallet sport
- chinosCotton twill trousers
- blazerSemiformal tailored jacket
- loafersLaceless slip-on shoes
- argyleMulticolored diamond textile pattern
seersucker · madras · cardigan · khakis · tweed · gingham · oxford · cashmere
Superior select group
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- old moneyLong-established family fortune
WASP · blue blood · country club · high society · exclusivity · pedigree · social register · debutante
Exclusive membership venues
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- lacrosseField sport with netted sticks
- crewWorking team aboard
- golfClub-and-ball course sport
tennis · equestrian · regatta · yachting · Nantucket · Martha's Vineyard · Hamptons · Cape Cod
American fashion designer
- LacosteFrench sportswear brand
- Brooks BrothersHeritage American clothier
- SperryBoat shoe manufacturer
- J.CrewAmerican preppy clothing retailer
Elite university athletic conference
- academyInstitution of learning
- boarding schoolResidential academic institution
- ExeterDevon's capital city
- AndoverMassachusetts town with academy
Princeton · Yale · Harvard · legacy · admissions · valedictorian · alumni · college counselor
Neat in appearance
- wholesomeConducive to well-being
- squeaky-cleanCompletely pure or unblemished
- conformistOne following accepted norms
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
uptight · overachiever · ambitious · competitive · materialistic · superficial · snooty · cliquish
polo
Mounted mallet sport
argyle · seersucker · madras · cardigan · khakis · tweed · gingham · oxford · cashmere · nautical
elite
Superior select group
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- privilegedHaving special advantages
old money · WASP · blue blood · country club · high society · exclusivity · pedigree · social register · debutante · networking
country clubs
Exclusive membership venues
golf · tennis · equestrian · regatta · yachting · Nantucket · Martha's Vineyard · Hamptons · Cape Cod · cotillion
Ralph Lauren
American fashion designer
- LacosteFrench sportswear brand
- Brooks BrothersHeritage American clothier
- SperryBoat shoe manufacturer
J.Crew · Tommy Hilfiger · L.L.Bean · Patagonia · Barbour
Ivy League
Elite university athletic conference
- academyInstitution of learning
- boarding schoolResidential academic institution
- ExeterDevon's capital city
Andover · Princeton · Yale · Harvard · legacy · admissions · valedictorian · alumni · college counselor · dean's list
clean-cut
Neat in appearance
- wholesomeConducive to well-being
- squeaky-cleanCompletely pure or unblemished
- conformistOne following accepted norms
conservative · uptight · overachiever · ambitious · competitive · materialistic · superficial · snooty · cliquish · entitled
- student typesjocks, kindergartners, nerds, first graders, geeks
- 1980s AmericaRonald Reagan, Reagan, Iran-Contra, Contras, Sandinistas
- subculturespunk, punks, hippie, goth, hippies
- social classesupper class, middle class, lower class, working class, nobles