pep

See also: PEP, Pep, pép, and pèp

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of pepper (“spice”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛp/
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.

Derived terms

pep up

Translations

To inject with energy and enthusiasm

French: énergiser (fr), ravigoter (fr), revigorer (fr)

Swedish: peppa (sv)

Noun

pep (countable and uncountable, plural peps)

Energy, high spirits.

Synonyms

energy, high spirits, vim

Derived terms

pep talk

Translations

energy and enthusiasm

French: pep (fr) m, peps (fr) m, tonus (fr) m, punch (fr) m, entrain (fr) m
Polish: energia (pl) f, wigor (pl) m

Russian: эне́ргия (ru) (enérgija), прыть (ru) (prytʹ)
Swedish: pepp (sv) n

Anagrams

EPP, PPE

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English pep.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pep c (uncountable)

(slang) the drug 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

Verb

pep

past tense of pipa.

Volapük

Noun

pep (uncountable peps)

pepper (spice)

Declension

declension of pep

	singular
nominative	pep
genitive	pepa
dative	pepe
accusative	pepi
predicative	pepu
vocative	o pep!

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