pep
See also: PEP, Pep, pép, pèp, and pęp
English
Etymology
Abbreviation of pepper (“spice”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛp/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛp
Verb
pep (third-person singular simple present peps, present participle pepping, simple past and past participle pepped)
- (transitive) To inject with energy and enthusiasm.
- 1995, Faithless (band), Insomnia (song)
- At least a couple of weeks since I last slept,
Kept takin' sleepers, but now I keep myself pepped.
- At least a couple of weeks since I last slept,
- 1995, Faithless (band), Insomnia (song)
Derived terms
- pep up
Translations
to inject with energy and enthusiasm
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Noun
pep (countable and uncountable, plural peps)
- Energy, high spirits.
- 1972, H. E. Bates, The Song of the Wren
- 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.
- 1972, H. E. Bates, The Song of the Wren
Synonyms
- energy, high spirits, vim
Derived terms
- pep talk
Descendants
- → German: Pep
Translations
energy and enthusiasm
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Anagrams
- EPP, PPE
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English pep.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
pep c (uncountable)
- (slang) the drug speed
- Synonym: speed
Kombio
Noun
pep
- water
- Pep apm al-el ka nipel yatip.
- The water I drank was very bitter.
References
- Henry, Joan. Kombio Grammar Essentials. Ms. 123pp. (1992).
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peːp/
Verb
pep
- past tense of pipa.
Volapük
Noun
pep (uncountable peps)
- pepper (spice)
Declension
declension of pep
singular | |
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nominative | pep |
genitive | pepa |
dative | pepe |
accusative | pepi |
predicative | pepu |
vocative | o pep! |