Yep
/jɛp/ intj, name, noun, slang
intj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Yes. informal
"I'll take that as a yep, then."
Intj
- 1 Yes. informal
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Yorkshire Evening Post. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 A surname from Cantonese.
Example
More examples"Ahhh! Feel that beer seep into every fiber of my being. Yep, nothing beats a cold one after work."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Representing yeah pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end. Compare yup, nope, welp, and ope. Compare also German jap (“yep”).
Etymology 2
From Cantonese 葉 /叶 (jip⁶).