prep
prep Lexical Profile
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• noun
The action or process of making something ready for use, service, or a specific event, such as cooking or medical surgery.
"Meal prep on Sunday evenings saves our family hours of cooking during the busy workweek."
A private preparatory school that prepares students for higher education or entry into a secondary school, or a student attending such a school.
"After graduating from a prestigious New England prep, she enrolled at an Ivy League university."
British Schoolwork done by pupils outside of regular classroom lessons, especially in a boarding or independent school.
"The boarding students had two hours of supervised evening prep in the library."
• verb
To prepare something or someone for a particular purpose, event, or medical procedure.
"The surgical nurses prepped the patient before wheeling him into the operating room."
To make oneself ready for an examination, performance, or upcoming event.
"She spent the entire weekend prepping for her final chemistry exam."
• adjective
Relating to or denoting a preparatory school or preliminary preparation for an activity, task, or examination.
"The restaurant hired extra staff to handle the morning prep work in the kitchen."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Originated in the mid-19th century as a colloquial clipping of 'preparation' and 'preparatory', initially used in British and American student slang.