What does "pep" mean?
Energy, high spirits.
Pep
/pɛp/ name, noun, verb, slang
name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Energy, high spirits.
- Grammar: pep is listed as name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: active energy, aggressiveness, animation, bang.
- Useful contrasts: incomplete energy, no energy, demotivation.
- Usage evidence: Why don't you see if you can't give her a pep talk?
How to use "pep"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Energy, high spirits. countable, informal, uncountable
"She was particularly pleased with the wine, which at not infrequent intervals she tasted. Beyond all doubt it promised to be of vintage quality. Clearly the long hot summer had put more than a little pep into the berries."
- 2 Initialism of post-exposure prophylaxis. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 3 liveliness and energy wordnet
- 4 Initialism of personal equity plan (a former financial instrument). UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 5 Initialism of politically exposed person. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
"“To set the record straight: No Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) were redacted from today’s released Epstein documents. All references to PEPs were disclosed in full. Do you not see Clinton’s face??” a justice department media relations account said on X."
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- 6 Initialism of phosphoenolpyruvate. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 7 Initialism of Python enhancement proposal. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
"PEPs are design documents that provide information to the Python community, describing new features (or proposed new features) for Python, its processes, or its environment."
Verb
- 1 To inject with energy and enthusiasm. informal, transitive
"At least a couple of weeks since I last slept, Kept takin' sleepers, but now I keep myself pepped."
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Political and Economic Planning, a British policy think tank. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
"Come a survey like last week’s PEP report on the extent of race prejudice, and another such wave looks like jogging the Government into introducing legislation dealing with housing and employment."
Synonyms
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Example
"Why don't you see if you can't give her a pep talk?"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "pep"?
Common synonyms include: active energy, aggressiveness, animation, bang, birr, boost.
How do you use "pep" in a sentence?
Why don't you see if you can't give her a pep talk?
How do you pronounce "pep"?
Pronounced /pɛp/.
Etymology
Abbreviation of pepper (“spice”).