Noun/Adj. Pertaining to a preppy intellectual, who is usually characterized by
conservative dress and appearance and though generally liberal, quick-witted and otherwise progressive in outlook and experience, represents a status quo social demeanor with a wariness of all things counterculture. First known
popular usage:
Austin, 2007.
Prepellectuals are the mainstay and often make up the majority of youth
culture in academically viable urban areas such as
Boston, Washington D.C., and Raleigh/
Durham.