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Re:My Struggle with Doom Scrolling by a1o on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @09:57AM (#42793484)
> adjective used to describe someone who dresses in fashion associated with college preparatory (“prep”) school that gives the impression of old money

I thought it was about stocking life supplies in the basement though.

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Re:My Struggle with Doom Scrolling by bradyd on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @11:21AM (#42794422)
That's prepper not preppy
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Re:My Struggle with Doom Scrolling by Dilettante_ on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @10:47AM (#42794017)
Isn't that the old, pre gen alpha definition?
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Re:My Struggle with Doom Scrolling by a1o on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @01:38PM (#42796060)
I thought so, but apparently no

> We all know what the word preppy means, right? It’s the word we use to describe those rich kids that look down on anyone whose shoes cost less than a car. It’s the perfect word to describe the pompousness and snootiness of the crustiest of the upper crust.

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