What does "rep" mean?
Clipping of reputation.
Rep
/ɹɛp/ name, noun, verb, slang
name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Clipping of reputation.
- Grammar: rep is listed as name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: account executive, agent, celebrity, corduroy.
- Useful contrasts: break, buyer, constituent.
- Usage evidence: The Dominican Republic is called "República Dominicana" in Spanish.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Clipping of reputation. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable
"Try not to make it easy for the tabloids to ruin your rep."
- 2 A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface. countable, uncountable
"Underfoot is a rich brown marble from the shores of Lake Champlain. The wainscoting is of green rep and red Numidian marble."
- 3 Clipping of Republican. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
- 4 a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs wordnet
- 5 Clipping of repetition. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable
"Holonym: sets"
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- 6 informal abbreviation of ‘representative’ wordnet
- 7 Clipping of representative. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable
"When I requested tickets for Nassau, my rep just put me on hold."
- 8 Clipping of representation. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable
"This was the first episode of Degrassi I saw, and it was a formative episode. Why, might you ask? Not only because in 2003, there, again, wasn't much gay rep, but because of this interaction at the end of the episode that I stumbled upon, […]"
- 9 Clipping of repertory. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
"She did her time in reps before she made the grade in West End theatre."
- 10 Clipping of report. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, in-compounds, uncountable
"[…] and Henry Riser is still waiting for official casualty reps and family info on Doug Wheless."
- 11 Clipping of replica. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, slang, uncountable
"rep sneakers"
Verb
- 1 To represent; to act as a representative for. ambitransitive, informal
"Bentley, the man who repped for Slade, carried the air and the rest joined in."
- 2 To display as a representative example. informal
"Last year, Olivia famously went full-2000s at a Grammys after-party she attended with Paris Hilton, where she repped a bright blue butterfly dress featuring a plunging neckline and dramatic ruffles. Now, for her latest look, she's gone and repped another recognisable combination: silk trousers and a leather boob tube."
- 3 Abbreviation of repeat. abbreviation, alt-of
"Rep neck dec EOR 4 times more, AND AT THE SAME TIME, rep armhole dec EOR 4 (4,5) times more"
- 4 To lift for multiple reps. transitive
Proper Noun
- 1 Abbreviation of Republican Party. US, abbreviation, alt-of
Antonyms
Example
"The Dominican Republic is called "República Dominicana" in Spanish."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "rep"?
Common synonyms include: account executive, agent, celebrity, corduroy, cotton, cycle.
How do you use "rep" in a sentence?
The Dominican Republic is called "República Dominicana" in Spanish.
How do you pronounce "rep"?
Pronounced /ɹɛp/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Clippings of various words beginning with rep.
Etymology 2
Back-formation from reps, misinterpreted as a plural.
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