pep
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English
Etymology
Abbreviation of pepper (“spice”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛp/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - 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.
Derived terms
Translations
to inject with energy and enthusiasm
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Noun
pep (countable and uncountable, plural peps)
- Energy, high spirits.
- 1972, H. E. Bates, The Song of the Wren:
- 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.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- → German: Pep
Translations
energy and enthusiasm
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Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
pep c (uncountable)
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
Pronunciation
Verb
pep
- past indicative of pipa
Volapük
Noun
pep (uncountable peps)
- pepper (spice)
Declension
declension of pep
singular | |
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nominative | pep |
genitive | pepa |
dative | pepe |
accusative | pepi |
vocative 1 | o pep! |
predicative 2 | pepu |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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