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pep en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɛp/

Etymology

Abbreviation of pepper (“spice”).

Meanings

1. (countable, informal, uncountable) Energy, high spirits.
   • 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:

Forms

Deriveds

pep in one's step · pep pill · peppy · pep squad · pep rally · pepless · pepful · pep talk

Descendants

Pep

Synonyms

energy · vim · high spirits

Translations (36)

fi puhti (energy and enthusiasm) · cs šťáva (energy and enthusiasm) · hu életerő (energy and enthusiasm) · de Enthusiasmus (energy and enthusiasm) · fr entrain (energy and enthusiasm) · pl wigor (energy and enthusiasm) · cmn 活力 (energy and enthusiasm) · fr peps (energy and enthusiasm) · bg жизненост (energy and enthusiasm) · fr tonus (energy and enthusiasm) · ru прыть (energy and enthusiasm) · de Schwung (energy and enthusiasm) · cmn 热情 (energy and enthusiasm) · de Elan (energy and enthusiasm) · cs elán (energy and enthusiasm) · ca braó (energy and enthusiasm) · fr pep (energy and enthusiasm) · bg енергия (energy and enthusiasm) · de Begeisterung (energy and enthusiasm) · de Faszination (energy and enthusiasm) · ca entusiasme (energy and enthusiasm) · sv pepp (energy and enthusiasm) · pl energia (energy and enthusiasm) · cs šmrnc (energy and enthusiasm) · cs energie (energy and enthusiasm) · fi energia (energy and enthusiasm) · hu energia (energy and enthusiasm) · fi tarmo (energy and enthusiasm) · hu lelkesedés (energy and enthusiasm) · fr punch (energy and enthusiasm) · de Pep (energy and enthusiasm) · hu lendület (energy and enthusiasm) · ca energia (energy and enthusiasm) · hu élet (energy and enthusiasm) · ru эне́ргия (energy and enthusiasm) · cs verva (energy and enthusiasm)

pep en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɛp/

Etymology

Abbreviation of pepper (“spice”).

Meanings

1. (informal, transitive) To inject with energy and enthusiasm.
   • At least a couple of weeks since I last slept, Kept takin' sleepers, but now I keep myself pepped. 1995, Faithless, “Insomnia”:

Forms

Deriveds

pep up

Translations (16)

fi elävöittää (to inject with energy and enthusiasm) · fr énergiser (to inject with energy and enthusiasm) · fi energisoida (to inject with energy and enthusiasm) · hu lelkesít (to inject with energy and enthusiasm) · bg стимулирам (to inject with energy and enthusiasm) · fr revigorer (to inject with energy and enthusiasm) · fi piristää (to inject with energy and enthusiasm) · cmn 激励 (to inject with energy and enthusiasm) · fi virkistää (to inject with energy and enthusiasm) · ca encoratjar (to inject with energy and enthusiasm) · fi villitä (to inject with energy and enthusiasm) · de aufpeppen (to inject with energy and enthusiasm) · sv peppa (to inject with energy and enthusiasm) · ca animar (to inject with energy and enthusiasm) · fr ravigoter (to inject with energy and enthusiasm) · hu buzdít (to inject with energy and enthusiasm)