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| ====== Prexy ====== | ====== Prexy ====== |
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| "Prexy" or "Prex" is a slang/shortened term for a college [[presidents|president]], originating in the 1820s. ((https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prexy|Merriam-Webster Dictionary)) | "Prexy" or "Prex" is a slang or shortened term for a college [[presidents|president]], originating in the 1820s. (([[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prexy|Merriam-Webster Dictionary]])) |
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| Trinity College students employed the term frequently. The first uses of "Prexy" appeared on the [[old_campus|old campus]] during the early or mid-19th century, and it remained popular through the mid-20th century, when it fell out of use, fashion, or institutional memory. | Trinity College students employed the term frequently. The first uses of "Prexy" appeared on the [[old_campus|old campus]] during the early or mid-19th century, and it remained popular through the mid-20th century, when it fell out of use, fashion, or institutional memory. |
