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Preppy is an American subculture associated with the alumni of college-preparatory schools in the Northeastern United States. The term, which is an abbreviation of "preparatory", is used to denote a p
A 1902 illustration of a Columbia University student, containing many of the attributes stereotypically associated with the preppy subculture
Old money
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Old money is a social class of the rich who have been able to maintain their wealth over multiple generations, in contrast with new money whose wealth has been acquired within its own generation. The
Preppy
…Characteristics of preppy individuals include a particular subcultural speech, vocabulary, dress, mannerisms and etiquette reflective of an upper class and old money upbringing. The term preppy originates from the private college-preparatory schools that some American upper class and upper middle class children…
George and Martha Washington with Their Grandchildren. George Washington Parke Custis, and Eleanor Parke Custis