prepster en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English prep Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English prepster From prep + -ster.
Meanings
- (US) A student at a prep school.
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(US) A person who dresses or behaves in a way characteristic of such a student.
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.
2009 January 22, Alan Feuer, “A Place to Groove, Without Being Too Groovy”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prepsters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |