jepp
German
Pronunciation
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Interjection
jepp
- (colloquial) Alternative form of jep
- 2014 October 30, Martin Machowecz, “Der neue Ost-Stolz”, in Die Zeit:
- Denen sage ich: Klar, manchmal ist das schwer mit dem Stolz auf die Heimat. Wir haben Nazis, jepp. Arbeitslose, jawoll.
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from English yep.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɛp/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛp
- Hyphenation: jepp
Interjection
jepp
- (colloquial) yep; sure, of course
- 1969, Jan Erik Vold, Kykelipi, page 48:
- jeg sager over kona mi – jepp!
- I saw over my wife - yep!
- 1978, Ebba Haslund, Behag og bedrag, page 72:
- du stoler på meg? – Jep. Det høres ut til at du har vært borti ganske mye sjæl
- you trust me? - Yep. It sounds like you've been through quite a bit of soul
- 1984, Lars Saabye Christensen, Beatles, page 15:
- [han] kan se alt, sa John. – Alt? – Jepp
- [he] can see everything, said John. - Everything? - Yep
- 1996, Jon Ewo, Etterpå er du en helt annen mann, page 156:
- «Jepp!» svarte jeg kjekt
- "Yep!" I replied nicely
- Synonyms: ja, ja visst
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- (colloquial) yep, yes
- 1968, Arbeiderbladet, page 7:
- har’ke du gått i sangkor a, fatter? – Jepp, i mange år, svarer jeg
- Have you not joined the choir, father? - Yes, for many years, I answer
- Synonyms: ja, jo
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Further reading
- “jepp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “jepp” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English yep.
Interjection
jepp
- yep
See also
- ja
Further reading
- “jepp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.