pep

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noun
  1. lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.

Verb Phrasespast and past participle pepped up,present participle pep·ping up.
  1. pep up, to make or become spirited, vigorous, or lively; animate: We need something to pep up this party.

Origin of pep

1
First recorded in 1840–50; short for pepper

Other words from pep

  • pepful, adjective

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How to use pep in a sentence

  • "We will continue the bark and linseed," murmured Dr. Parker Peps, as he bowed himself out.

    Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography | George William Erskine Russell
  • I—had better ask Doctor Peps if he'll have the goodness to step upstairs again perhaps.

    Dombey and Son | Charles Dickens
  • He said that it would be a satisfaction to him, if Doctor Parker Peps would walk upstairs again.

    Dombey and Son | Charles Dickens
  • This peps up the drinks in somewhat the same way as ale and beer are laced with pepper sauce in some parts.

    The Complete Book of Cheese | Robert Carlton Brown
  • You remember that I expected to see my old and faithful dog, Peps.

    Wagner as I Knew Him | Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger

British Dictionary definitions for pep (1 of 2)

pep

/ (pɛp) /


noun
  1. high spirits, energy, or vitality

verbpeps, pepping or pepped
  1. (tr usually foll by up) to liven by imbuing with new vigour

Origin of pep

1
C20: short for pepper

British Dictionary definitions for PEP (2 of 2)

PEP

/ (pɛp) /


n acronym for
  1. personal equity plan: a method of saving in the U.K. with certain tax advantages, in which investments up to a fixed annual value can be purchased: replaced by the ISA in 1999 but arrangements for existing PEPs remain unchanged

abbreviation for
  1. political and economic planning

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