Editing Preppy (section)

{{short description|Modern, widespread subculture in the United States}}
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{{redirect|Preps|the singular|prep (disambiguation)}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Survivalism|Prepper]]}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

[[File:Columbiaman.jpg|thumb|A 1902 illustration of a [[Columbia University]] student, containing many of the attributes stereotypically associated with the preppy subculture]]

'''Preppy''' (also spelled as '''preppie'''), or '''prep''', is an American [[subculture]] associated with the alumni of [[college-preparatory school]]s in the [[Northeastern United States]]. The term, which is an abbreviation of "preparatory", is used to denote a person seen as characteristic of a student or [[alumnus]] of these schools. Characteristics of preppy individuals include a particular subcultural speech, vocabulary, dress, mannerisms and [[etiquette]] reflective of an [[American upper class|upper class]] and [[old money]] upbringing.<ref name="colman">{{cite news |last=Colman |first=David |title=The All-American Back From Japan |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/fashion/18codes.html |work= [[The New York Times]] |date=17 June 2009}}</ref>