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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:24 pm
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im.my.own.worst.enemy Prep: A snooty or conceited teenager who follows popular fashion trends (Hollister, Abercrombie, etc.) and listens to popular music (Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, etc.) in order to climb the social ladder. Prep: Another term for poser. Prep: Someone who follows fads. these are the ones im my school.... stare and i hate them all
Ya, I hate them all too.
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:27 pm
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:00 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:06 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:29 pm
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GilAskan There are a number of defintions to "prep". Like "Goth", there are popular definitions, as well as lesser known definitions. Various Definitions I've heard: Prep: Another term for an upper-class WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) Prep: A member of the upper-class (or "privelaged") who attends private preparatory school. This defintion is commonly believed to be the root of the term, even if it no longer reflects the group. Prep: A snooty or conceited teenager who follows popular fashion trends (Hollister, Abercrombie, etc.) and listens to popular music (Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, etc.) in order to climb the social ladder. Prep: Another term for poser. Prep: Someone who follows fads. I'm not saying any of these are right or wrong. These are just things I've read and heard thrown around. Many people in this thread, without a doubt, will argue at least one or two of these defintions. Here's Wikipedia's defintion for the common or slang usage: Wikipedia.org In recent years, young people have begun to use the term "preppy" as slang to describe those who appear clean-cut or strive to seem better off financially than others in an upper-middle class environment. In most regions, especially amongst young people, this usage has virtually replaced the traditional meaning of the word. Used in this manner, "preppy" is often applied contrary to the term's mainstream meaning stated above, as the slang version most often describes 'nouveau riche', publicly-educated people absorbed in the middle class hypermaterialistic pop culture pursuit of quality-made goods sold at prices for those who can pay for the best and most fashionable. As such, teenagers often apply this slang label to popular clothing not characteristic of "prepdom" such as American Eagle, abercrombie, Hollister Co., and Abercrombie and Fitch (prior to the original company's bankruptcy in 1977, it in fact was a prep staple). However, the "New England prep" image is still strongly associated with current use of the word. Abercrombie's clothes, for example, often reference lacrosse, rugby, and crew; sports typically linked with the outdoorsy New England lifestyle. Again, I'm neither saying that this is right or wrong. Just saying what has been told to me. Pretty much, though preppy can also refer to an overly happy person.
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:32 pm
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lola_siannodel GilAskan There are a number of defintions to "prep". Like "Goth", there are popular definitions, as well as lesser known definitions. Various Definitions I've heard: Prep: Another term for an upper-class WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) Prep: A member of the upper-class (or "privelaged") who attends private preparatory school. This defintion is commonly believed to be the root of the term, even if it no longer reflects the group. Prep: A snooty or conceited teenager who follows popular fashion trends (Hollister, Abercrombie, etc.) and listens to popular music (Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, etc.) in order to climb the social ladder. Prep: Another term for poser. Prep: Someone who follows fads. I'm not saying any of these are right or wrong. These are just things I've read and heard thrown around. Many people in this thread, without a doubt, will argue at least one or two of these defintions. Here's Wikipedia's defintion for the common or slang usage: Wikipedia.org In recent years, young people have begun to use the term "preppy" as slang to describe those who appear clean-cut or strive to seem better off financially than others in an upper-middle class environment. In most regions, especially amongst young people, this usage has virtually replaced the traditional meaning of the word. Used in this manner, "preppy" is often applied contrary to the term's mainstream meaning stated above, as the slang version most often describes 'nouveau riche', publicly-educated people absorbed in the middle class hypermaterialistic pop culture pursuit of quality-made goods sold at prices for those who can pay for the best and most fashionable. As such, teenagers often apply this slang label to popular clothing not characteristic of "prepdom" such as American Eagle, abercrombie, Hollister Co., and Abercrombie and Fitch (prior to the original company's bankruptcy in 1977, it in fact was a prep staple). However, the "New England prep" image is still strongly associated with current use of the word. Abercrombie's clothes, for example, often reference lacrosse, rugby, and crew; sports typically linked with the outdoorsy New England lifestyle. Again, I'm neither saying that this is right or wrong. Just saying what has been told to me. Pretty much, though preppy can also refer to an overly happy person.
...Perhaps you're thinking of "Peppy"?
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:48 pm
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:46 am
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:23 am
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