prexy

[ prek-see ]

noun

, Slang.

, plural prex·ies.

1. a president, especially of a college or university.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prexy¹

1855–60; prex (by shortening and alteration of president ) + -y ²

Example Sentences

Or, possibly, prexy Wallington, under whom he had worked while taking his doctor's degree.

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I shake thy hand, New prexy of our well-known land.

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"Well, dear old prexy did his best to comply."

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News from the village rarely gets in here unless we bring it, and it would be a shame to worry prexy with that sort of thing.

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