frep

Short for: Fakeprep 1. One who is unsuccessful in his or her attempt to portray a truly preppy image. Any person who is forcing the preppy look. 2. Any individual claiming to be a prep whose attire includes (but may not be limited to) popular malltrendy or collegetrendy brands such as: Abercrombie & Fitch, Ruehl, Hollister or American Eagle. 3. An individual who substitutes legitimate preppy clothes, closely related to the preppy/waspy lifestyle, for pseudo-prep knockoff brands such as those found in definition 2. 4. Of or relating to a state of "freppyness" by showing a complete lack of awareness that proper preppy dress includes a style which does not put emphasis on brands or logos but rather maintains a certain look; mainly conservative and valuing quality/durability, neatness, often colorfulness, cleanliness and understated excessiveness. Stores which do carry preppy clothes include but are not limited to: Brooks Brothers, Lacoste, L.L. Bean, Jcrew, Lilly Pulitzer, Ralph Lauren.