Prepster

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A student at a prep school. US
  2. 2
    A person who dresses or behaves in a way characteristic of such a student. US

    "They are also hugely varied, and on a recent Friday night included hipsters, prepsters, fraternity boys in ball caps, soul men with their entourages, East Side girls in diamonds, Howard University grads and an old man pushing 70 in a navy flannel suit."

Synonyms

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Example

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"They are also hugely varied, and on a recent Friday night included hipsters, prepsters, fraternity boys in ball caps, soul men with their entourages, East Side girls in diamonds, Howard University grads and an old man pushing 70 in a navy flannel suit."

Etymology

From prep + -ster.

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prep school

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