A male or female who generally attends a private school or attended a private school as a child. Preps typically come from wealthy families, but are not flamboyant with their money. This term origininated in the Northeastern United States. Preps play tennis, golf, lacrosse and field hockey. Preps often attend country clubs and are well-mannered. Despite popular belief, true preps do NOT wear abercrombie, hollister, and american eagle, they wear Polo, lilly pulizter, lacoste and other such brands.
That prep over there in the lilly dress went to Hotchkiss for tennis and is on her way to Princeton. She grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut but she vacations in Nantucket.
by elizabeth March 2, 2005
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A prep is NOT someone who shops at A&F and not just someone who wears collored shirts. Prep is a lie style. You can't just decide to be it one day. You are born into it.
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by Prepster11210 June 18, 2005
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The clique of kids that the poor or unpopular kids hate. The reason is because they were never accepted by the Preps and they were looked down on and never fit in with them either because of their social class or some awkward personality or characteristic.
sara was never popular or accepted by the preps so now she hates them with a passion.
by flo202 January 28, 2009
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Speaking on behalf of most preps, i am here to tell u the false stereotypes about preps

1.)Preps DO NOT hate anyone that isnt like them. they just dont, i and many i know have friends that are goth/emo/punk etc.

2.)all Preps DO NOT listen to pop/rap/hip hop music, its false, as a matter of fact, abercrombie, hollister, and american eagle all play mainly rock in their stores, and there isnt one kind of music all preps listen to

3.)preps DO NOT use words like "wow" and "like" and "omg" all the time, there is no truth to that, it is a widely believed stereotype that is false

4.)all preppy girls ARE NOT slutty/bitchy,another fake stereotype, all groups of people have their sluts and bitches, not one specific group

5.)one of the ones that pisses me off the most....all preps ARE NOT!!!! stuck up and snobby, god dammit, there is no truth to that,we just like to hang out with friends and have fun just like anyone, just cuz we pay more for cloths doesnt make us "snobby" so yea

I think ive covered most of what was needed
prep: i like goth music
goth:i like goth music
scumbag:i like goth music

see? all like the same music

prep:hi friend
goth: hi

see? prep+goth=friend who knew

scumbag: hi guys!
goth:fuck you
prep:yea, go sex a dick

see? both goths and preps agree scumbags suck
by yessirr October 1, 2006
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There are three definitions of prep:

1) The country-club tennis-playing yacht-partying Ivy-league-attending preps who consider themselves the 'true' preps. Many have already posted dtheir definitions here.

And in the middle-class world:

2) The upper-middle class folk who wear Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle, and Hollister. They are also sometimes known as "cookie-cutters." The cookie-cutter prep can be found throughout most suburban American highschools. They are generally intelligent and in good classes, even though they often appear somewhat vacuous. The boys like to goof off, while the girls giggle at the boy's antics. Tending to dress rather conservatively and in pastels, they are often nice enough and are not vindictive to friends because they have perfect lives and never fight. They tend to not be vindictive to other social groups or those outside their cliques either because they a) ignore them as often as possible and b) have no quarrels with anyone. They are a tight-knit if large, group, all with iPods, Razrs, Ugs, and the latest handbag. Surprisinglly, they mayl be friendly to other, 'nerdier' classmates on the rare occasions when they communicate with them. Of course, this does not stop most of them from the obsessive use of "like," or from being arrogant and obnoxious, especially the boys. These may also be called perfect or pretty preps.

3) The third type of prep is the slutty prep. Slutty preps are often friends with the pretty preps, so there is a lot of room for confusion. However, a slutty prep can be anywhere in the middle-class and is much more vindictive, obnoxious, etc. While most female pretty preps are flat chested, the slutty preps are generally(though not always) size D and they know it. Clothing, while from the same venues as the perfect preps, is generally tighter and shows much more cleavage. Slutty preps also tend to be less intelligent, and people are often surprised if one gets into an honor class. Slutty preps curse more, call other people names more, and gossip more. They are more capable of backstabbing and racial slurs, and can generally be described as sluts. While one might want to become a pretty or true prep, one does not want to become a slutty prep. It should also be noted that slutty preps are often the ones with the blonde dye jobs that are growing out or else bad blonde highlights, while pretty preps may have ribbons in their ponytails. Slutty preps are also generally unatheletic, while perfect preps may play soccer, field hockey, tennis, lacrosse, etc. Slutty preps are also more elitist, often harrassing those they consider below them on the social ladder (though to almost everyone except themselves, and their friends, they are often near the bottom of the ladder. No one likes a prep who calls every black girl in the school a bitch and a whore.).

All preps have either long, straight hair or else keep long, dark, curly hair in a ponytail.
1) Lauren is a true prep. She calmly read her Harvard acceptance letter in her new J.Crew outfit before partying on her boyfriend's yacht.

2) Natasha plays field hockey in the fall and tennis in the spring, while on weekends she shops at AE and parties at school dances. All while scoring perfectly on the AP exam. Isn't she such a prep?

3) Marly enjoys making fun of the nerds and smart black girls, but she's so stupid that she thought Washington crossed the Mississppi in a new Hollister shirt while ordering his men on a Razr. What a prep.
by A.Nonymous February 2, 2007
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There douche fucks, who think that they are better than everybody just because of there expensive worthless clothes, when you could buy knock offs at Bargain City, or Dollar General. They usually are backstabbers, and in some rare occasions they say 'JAK KAY!' OR 'OH EMM GEE', and walk like they have a dildo stuck up there ass from when they were fuckin around with there bestfriends bitch/or man.
'Ohh Emm Gee, i'm like such a prep, like uummm, last night i slept with Brittanys boyfriend and he stuck a dildo up my ass, and now i'm just walkin around like a penguin. '

'Ell oh ell, like today i went too Abercrombie and Fitch and totally saw this dude that i wanted, but Claire got too him before i did, shes such a slut, like shes just a horrible friend. what a back stabber; bitch'
by AtomicAshleh December 14, 2007
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Usually are people who wear Hollister, Abercombie, Fitch and all that gay crap. Usually think they are the best at everything when they are truly a complete idiot that makes fun of other people. They usually have horrible taste in music. They make fun of everyone who is not like them, to make themselves feel secure. In the end they end up like hobos for doing nothing in school and wasting there money on clothes and alcohol. Preps also tend to suck more dick then Courtney Love, and the Olsen Twins.
Preps are like the Energizer Bunny.. when they go shopping they just keep going and going.

But sooner or later they stop to beg for money from there mommy and daddy.
by Ifuckenforget September 9, 2008
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