Yep

//jɛp// intj, name, noun, slang

intj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Yes. informal

    "I'll take that as a yep, then."

Intj
  1. 1
    Yes. informal
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Yorkshire Evening Post. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    A surname from Cantonese.

Synonyms

All synonyms
ayeyesabsolutelyagreedall rightalright

Example

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"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).

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