prexy
/ˈpɹɛksi/
prexy noun: a president, especially of a college or university.
Noun
prexy (plural prexies)
- A president, especially of a college or university.
- Irving Green, prexy of Mercury Records, described the development and perfection of stereo as “a man-sized job.”1957 December 30, Ren Grevatt, “Concensus Tabs Stereo Disk Still in Research Stage: Diskery and Phono Toppers Sound Tempering Notes of Caution”, in Billboard, page 43
- Stanford University's new president, angered by what he calls a "journalistic atrocity," wants student financial support withdrawn from the Stanford Daily.1970, "Stanford prexy asks cut in paper support", (Ellensburg, Washington) Daily Record (UPI), 8 October 1970, vol. 70, no. 238, p. 3...
Forms of prexy
| plural | prexies |
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Origin of prexy
From earlier prex + -y.
Words that rhyme with prexy
Questions about prexy
- What does prexy mean?
- Prexy means a president, especially of a college or university.
- What part of speech is prexy?
- Prexy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce prexy?
- Prexy is pronounced /ˈpɹɛksi/.
- What is the plural of prexy?
- The plural of prexy is prexies.
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