Preppies Are Turkeys

Illustration of alligator or crocodile wearing pink shirt and blue sneakers looking in mirror at image of turkey wearing same outfit. White text on black background.

LaCoste Crocodile or Izod Alligator? Either way, this illustration pokes fun at the preppy subculture. Merriam -Webster defines preppy as “a student at or a graduate of a preparatory school” as well as “relating to or being a style of dress characterized especially by classic clothing and neat appearance.” This same dictionary defines turkey as not just a gallinaceous bird, but also, “failure, flop; especially : a theatrical production that has failed,” “three successive strikes in bowling,” and “a stupid, foolish, or inept person.”