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pep
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pep has 1 sense
- pep(n = noun.attribute) ginger, peppiness - liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep" is a kind of life, liveliness, spirit, sprightliness
Derived form adjective peppy1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pep, abbr. Brit.
1 Political and Economic Planning.
2 Personal Equity Plan.
1 Political and Economic Planning.
2 Personal Equity Plan.
pep, n. & v. colloq.
--n. vigour; go; spirit.
--v.tr. (pepped, pepping) (usu. foll. by up) fill with vigour.
--n. vigour; go; spirit.
--v.tr. (pepped, pepping) (usu. foll. by up) fill with vigour.
Idiom
pep pill a pill containing a stimulant drug. pep talk a usu. short talk intended to enthuse, encourage, etc.
Etymology
abbr. of PEPPER
THESAURUS
pep
aggressiveness, animation, bang, birr, breeziness, briskness, bubbliness, dash, drive, ebullience, effervescence, energy, enterprise, fire, get-up-and-go, getup, ginger, go, hardihood, initiative, kick, life, liveliness, moxie, pepper, peppiness, piquancy, piss and vinegar, pizzazz, poignancy, poop, potency, punch, pungency, push, raciness, snap, sparkle, spirit, spiritedness, sprightliness, spunk, starch, thrust, tuck, verve, vigor, vim, vitality, vivaciousness, vivacity, vividness, zing, zip
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