prep
/pɹɛp/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A student or graduate of a prep school, a preppy.
American usage; Countable; Derogatory; Informal; Slang; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "There was a bit of prep to set the drill press up for the operation. First, the table had to be rotated 90 degrees. Next, I had to set up a fence to cut each tenon exactly on center."
- "prep someone for something"
- "‘We talked about it at the beginning and said it would be fine. Are you on PrEP?’ ‘Of course, babes! I was first in the queue! So you both see other guys?’"
- "I was already on PrEP, but we were good about condoms."
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Informal
- American usage
- Derogatory
- Slang
- British usage
- Australian usage