Preppy....

[Hannahandlucy]

Just spent the weekend with ten of my daughter's friends, all 9 or 10. All I heard from them all day yesterday was 'that's so preppy', 'you're so preppy' or 'heyyyy preppies'. Seriously wanted to rip my ears off after a while.. what does it even mean and why do they say it all the time. Leads me to my question. What is the most annoying phrase/word your kids have picked up?

Do they mean as an insult or compliment? 🤨 preppy to me is like 'prep school' and a fashion thing?

The only time I recall hearing it was on Saved by the Bell. Slater who was a ‘jock’ used to say it to Zack.

Oh it seems to definitely be a compliment of some description

Preppy has been a word for a long time, at least since the 80s. It meant American high school fashion.

Old money is a big trend. Preppy is presumably part of that

It's come back into fashion recently with a slight difference, i think. It means pretty in a conventional sort of way. Probably come from TikTok.

As a parent of a teen and preteen I can tell you preppy means colourful, pink, cute etc. It's a compliment. It's a cute girly aesthetic, will often be said in a sentence with Slay, etc 🤣

Like this? I thought it was all plaid miniskirts, starched collars and Argyll jumpers! (No preteens to consult.)

My lot won’t shut up about avocados from Mexico… I did enquire wtf they were on about but they just gave me withering looks 🤷‍♀️

yes the meaning has changed! I thought it was the plaid skirts etc but apparently it’s now pastels, cartoony type flowers and anything cute

Preppy is what Millenials knew as the Victoria's Secret aesthetic. Pink, gold, pastels, flowers, girly, cute, California vibes. The previous definition of preppy/Sloaney is now old money (upper class style like Ralph Lauren, pleated skirts, loafers etc)

I thought it meant quite a conventional style consisting of shirts, cable knit sweaters, that sort of thing, but I may be completely wrong or the meaning has changed!

I would say yes but with a bit more of an update - pink Stanley's, all things pink and cute pastel colours and girly but not quite like Legally blonde (so not heels or the likes) - probably a touch cuter (imagine cute/cartooney) - my girls are also into Sanrio (hello kitty, kuromi that sort of thing 🙈 honestly my head is mashed with it all 🤣)

At least it was only preppy and not skibbidy, rizz or ohio.....a whole language of gibberish!

I've just been corrected by my smallest - apparently I'm confusing kawaii and Preppy - she has told me pastels and Sanrio are kawaaii and preppy is Stanley's and bright colours but cute ...I'm going to find a dark room to hide away from my confusing gen Alpha's 🙃

Yeah my DD and her friends say this. It isn’t an insult or a compliment it’s just a label. She is cottage core and her friend is preppy. Apparently I’m retro lol

Skibbidy toilet, Ohio, Bro, Bruh, Slay, Mid, Sigma. I love using their "language" in public to embarass them 🤣

Lol me too! 🤣