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yep

American  
[yep] / yɛp /

adverb

Informal.

  1. yes.

yep British  
/ jɛp /

  1. an informal word for yes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of yep

First recorded in 1830–40; see origin at yup

Example Sentences

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“We are a little bit beside ourselves,” said John Yep, the CEO of Catholics for Catholics, a nonprofit group that has hosted faith events at Mar-a-Lago.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Norris' engineer Will Joseph asked Norris over the radio whether he was all right and the Briton replied: "Yep, I'm sorry. It's all my bad, all my fault. Unlucky, sorry. Stupid from me."

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2025

We stared at this for a long while and reached an unavoidable conclusion: Yep, that’s math, all right.

From Slate • May 1, 2025

"Yep, jot that down. I need that one day."

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2025

Yep, all of my cousins were squirming like beetles and butterflies with pins stuck in their hearts.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

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