What do americans mean when they refer to akid as preppy?
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A nerd with style to be blunt. At least a preppy style.\n\nI think people were tagged prep earlyon when they were wearing expensive cloths that were more common with a later rich lifestyle. I also think there is a sense of scholar to them without being to book nerdish.\n\nAlso search preppy sports I had a post about that a while back.\n\nIn Mass/Ct we have many prep schools/academy linked below.\n\nMy first link I consider a more true preppy style of dress compared to the more fake preppy of lacoste shirts with collars up.
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Yuppies- upper/middle class well dressed people ages 20-35.  Often can be classified as "preppy" or for guys a "prettyboy." Often times yuppies are ignorant about the hradships of others in lower class and can be snobby towards them. They are well educated too.\n\nWhite trash- low class white people. I think of trailer park people. I also think of the show cops and the people (who aren't black I guess) that are on that show. They often do not all of they're teeth due to no health plans and dental pans. They often have too many kids when they are too young too. They don't have a solid foundation of education at all. They usually can't speak well because of lack of education
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first of all this is stupid. I hate the word prep. Usually ppl would catergorize me as a prep because i wear hollister, abercrombie, e.t.c but alot of ppl also think we are stuck up bitches....but its because we are sexxi and they are jealous but anyways im Sandra Morgan and i do luv sexxi hott hollister surf boys
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[Sk ank] \nIn American slang, [sk ank] is an adjective referring to one who is undesirable for unacceptable behavior. Most often this behavior relates to drug use, sexual practices, and/or personal hygene and style. Originally associated with a bad smell and/or scummy or dirty surface, it has come to refer to someone who is either or both physically repugnant for their filth and morally or socially repugnant for their behavior and demeanor, most often sexually. Prostitutes are often associated with the term though in reference to a usually non-whoring person. It is pejorative.\n\nExamples of use include, "Yo [da wg], that [bit ch] be all 'skanked' up and shizz" "You [sk ank]! "She is such a [sk ank]. \n\nThe term has also, more recently, come to refer to a particular kind of female behavior, common in the United States, characterized by wanton selfishness, repeated self-deterimental behavior, promiscuity (whether or not sex is involved) characterized by revolving door dating practices, and repeated passing over of decent men for varieties of losers. A tramp stamp is also commonly seen. \n\nTo be skanked or to [sk ank] someone; to be ripped off or rip someone off. Often a term expressed in relation to drugs.\n\n In Britain, the meaning is rather different, referring to someone who is tight with their money. Thus a teenager complaining 'my mum is a scank' has rather different meanings on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. \n \nI don't know why your brother says it.
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Yes because at one tyme the term American meant white people and the others were not.  America was a colony that became independent from the United Kingdom.  American English has borrowed many terms and ideas from others.  So most of our idea of living are based from studying other peoples culture beginning with Greek philosophy.\n\nWe are a Democratic-Republic meaning the majority can change the rules,but the few decide: Democrats and Republicans\n\nAnother is the salad,but who is going to be the majority.  \n\nAny ones that makes salad understands that not every vegetable and fruit will make a good salad.  What are going to be left out and what is included.\n\nPeople do not want to be left out and ignore but what will be included.\n\nSimple answers never find solutions\n\nPeoples values are always changing.\n\nManners and Etiquette are not valued as they once were by all Americans.
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yup , american slang .
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Either pronunciation is correct.  Common usage in North America is "eg zit".
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Akeem means "wise" in arabic.
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It's just a fad.  It will pass.  Then you can make fun of them at your reunion.  At my school, one of my friends started mixing the preppy look with the skater look.  Polo shirt, kaki pants, chain necklace, skater shoes, and a wallet with a chain on it attached to his belt loop.  He was a popular guy trying to make a fashion statement, so noone really bothered him about it.  So I came to school one day in kakis and polo shirt with skater shoes, and a log chain around my neck and a huge log chain on my wallet.  He and everone else looked at me and started laughing.  When He asked me what the hell I was doing, I told him I was just trying to fit in.  He relized how rediculas he looked, and changed back to the way he used to dress.
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When you refer to something in the past, usually something that started a long time ago, sometimes related to a 'cool way of being'. So you could say, 'he's old school punk rock', as in, 'back in the 70's he was a punk rocker, when punk rock was starting out'. Or this could mean, 'he dresses like the punk rockers did in the 70's'\n\n"Old School" is the origin of the coolness, when you say someone is 'old school' they have been this way since 'that way' began
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It's 'soi-disant'.  It's french, and basically translates to 'self-saying'.  It means so-called or self-styled.
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Doesn't matter if your "preppy", as long as you act like yourself than it doesn't matter what your identity might be. It won't always work out with that one"special" guy but who cares, theres tons of dudes out there.
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Thank the Lord i'm not in high school anymore to be made to deal with people like you. I didn't think preps were mean, I thought they were shallow dopers. You're American Eagle and Hollister are going to be worn out in 3 years, so keep putting all of who you are in what you wear and you'll be with it. WORN OUT. Time is the best revenge and nerds will be your boss one day. I'm living proof. I love to hire the "preps". lol
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Never heard of that one!! Despite spending even longer in England than pniccimiss!!\n\nBut there are always new slang terms evolving, so it may be in use among the 'yoof' of today!!\n; )\n\nIt's not an official or colloquial 'English' term though, but it could become one with frequent use!
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Probably poor grammar, like if you said, "I love me some turkey and dressing!" you would mean you love turkey and dressing.  So he just loves himself.  It means he is a self-centered egomaniac who never met a microphone or camera he didn’t like.
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Skank typically means a girl thats really loose, and has sex with a lot of guys.\n\nSkid marks typically means that you've got crap stains on your undies.