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pep [pep]Informal. ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for pep on Thesaurus.com noun

  1. lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.

Verb Phrases past and past participle pepped up, present participle pep·ping up.

  1. pep up, to make or become spirited, vigorous, or lively; animate: We need something to pep up this party.

Origin of pep First recorded in 1840–50; short for pepper Related formspep·ful, adjective Related Words for pep verve, gusto, starch, life, potency, get-up-and-go, zip, tuck, energy, punch, vitality, liveliness, snap, bang, animation, go, push, moxie, spirit, hardihood Examples from the Web for pep Contemporary Examples of pep

  • Thankfully, Aquaman is there to save the situation and give her a pep talk, while she clutches a teddy bear.

    Wonder Woman Takes a Big Step Back

    Hugh Ryan

    December 16, 2014

  • He knew I was in a deep depression, dark moods, and he would spend time with me, trying to give me pep talks.

    The Flying New York Fireman Who Shined on 9/11

    Michael Daly

    September 11, 2014

  • Crazy Eyes sits down with her and gives her a pep talk and a hug.

    ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Season 2: The Finest, Funniest, and Most Terrifying Moments of Eps. 1-6

    Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern

    June 12, 2014

  • The sun beat down as the procession halted behind the parking lot for Pep Boys, a repair garage.

    Mardi Gras Indian Chief Larry Bannock’s Final Ride

    Jason Berry

    May 16, 2014

  • The pint-size prez gave the pep talk of the year, encouraging people everywhere to take risks and make the world a better place.

    Rob Ford, Kid President, What the Fox Say?, and More Viral Videos

    The Daily Beast Video

    December 29, 2013

  • Historical Examples of pep

  • Has this high-brow curtain-raiser of yours got any “pep” in it?

    Hall-Marked and Others (From Six Short Plays)

    John Galsworthy

  • But it is for pep very good, Mr. Vandeford, sir, and can be tried out.

    Blue-grass and Broadway

    Maria Thompson Daviess

  • This book is the same size as PEP but has thirty-two pages more.

    Evening Round Up

    William Crosbie Hunter

  • Follow the diet, exercise and thought rules suggested in “Pep.”

    Evening Round Up

    William Crosbie Hunter

  • And while she was at our house she seemed full of life and pep.

    Torchy and Vee

    Sewell Ford

  • British Dictionary definitions for pep pep noun

    1. high spirits, energy, or vitality

    verb peps, pepping or pepped

    1. (tr usually foll by up) to liven by imbuing with new vigour

    Word Origin for pep C20: short for pepper PEP n acronym for

    1. personal equity plan: a method of saving in the U.K. with certain tax advantages, in which investments up to a fixed annual value can be purchased: replaced by the ISA in 1999 but arrangements for existing PEPs remain unchanged

    abbreviation for

    1. political and economic planning

    Word Origin and History for pep n.

    “vigor, energy,” 1912, shortened form of pepper (n.), which was used in the figurative sense of “spirit, energy” from at least 1847. Pep rally is attested from 1945; pep talk from 1926. To pep (something) up is from 1925.

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