The new popular word among the sixth graders is "preppy" and I'm SO OVER it already.
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The new popular word among the sixth graders is "preppy" and I'm SO OVER it already.
Also, I'm the queen of preppy fashion and they just think it means "covered in hearts and cute"
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The new popular word among the sixth graders is "preppy" and I'm SO OVER it already.
Also, I'm the queen of preppy fashion and they just think it means "covered in hearts and cute"
wrote 28 days ago last edited byIt means "neat tidy and a little obnoxious but in a way that no one can figure out how to complain about legitimately."
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The new popular word among the sixth graders is "preppy" and I'm SO OVER it already.
Also, I'm the queen of preppy fashion and they just think it means "covered in hearts and cute"
wrote 28 days ago last edited by@futurebird explain to them it's the cultural signaling of our repressive racist oligarchy? Sorry that's not as much fun...
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@futurebird explain to them it's the cultural signaling of our repressive racist oligarchy? Sorry that's not as much fun...
wrote 28 days ago last edited byToo reductive. It's a more expansive concept than that. Especially when used in unexpected ways.
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Too reductive. It's a more expansive concept than that. Especially when used in unexpected ways.
wrote 28 days ago last edited by@futurebird I'm gladdened it's been repurposed to mean anything beyond "you can't afford to live like me"
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@futurebird I'm gladdened it's been repurposed to mean anything beyond "you can't afford to live like me"
wrote 28 days ago last edited byThat's where it comes from but not always where it ends up.
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That's where it comes from but not always where it ends up.
wrote 28 days ago last edited by@futurebird being around young people must be really good for letting go...
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The new popular word among the sixth graders is "preppy" and I'm SO OVER it already.
Also, I'm the queen of preppy fashion and they just think it means "covered in hearts and cute"
wrote 28 days ago last edited by@futurebird Crap, does this mean I have to wear popped collar Izod polos with a sweater tied around my neck?
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@futurebird being around young people must be really good for letting go...
wrote 28 days ago last edited byI generally love my job.
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@futurebird Crap, does this mean I have to wear popped collar Izod polos with a sweater tied around my neck?
wrote 28 days ago last edited byYes. Get with the program!
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The new popular word among the sixth graders is "preppy" and I'm SO OVER it already.
Also, I'm the queen of preppy fashion and they just think it means "covered in hearts and cute"
wrote 28 days ago last edited byThe nice thing is they'll be off this in a month. Kind of curious where it came from... but not enough to ask (and they never know)
That is, they will be off it in a month unless a bunch of old people start complaining about it to them. Then they might stay on it for like two years. Let's just skip that OK?
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It means "neat tidy and a little obnoxious but in a way that no one can figure out how to complain about legitimately."
wrote 28 days ago last edited byparsing... is tidy and deniably annoying your definition of preppy or the kids'?
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parsing... is tidy and deniably annoying your definition of preppy or the kids'?
wrote 28 days ago last edited byMine. The kids just think it means "cute" as in covered in bows and hearts.