Pep Meaning
/pɛp/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo inject with energy and enthusiasm.
nounEnergy, high spirits.
Sentence Examples
When is the pep rally?
Why don't you see if you can't give her a pep talk?
Do you really want to go to the pep rally?
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After a good night's sleep, she felt full of ____ and ready to exercise.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The coach gave the team a motivational ____ talk before they took to the field for the final.
Word Origin & History
Abbreviation of pepper (“spice”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"At least a couple of weeks since I last slept,
Kept takin' sleepers, but now I keep myself pepped."
— 1995, Faithless, “Insomnia”:
"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:
"“To set the record straight: No Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) were redacted from today’s released Epstein documents. All references to PEPs were disclosed in full. Do you not see Clinton’s face??” a justice department media relations account said on X."
— 2025 December 20, Victoria Bekiempis, “Outrage and legal threats: Trump justice department slammed after limited Epstein files release”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
"PEPs are design documents that provide information to the Python community, describing new features (or proposed new features) for Python, its processes, or its environment."
— 2018, Cody Jackson, Secret Recipes of the Python Ninja: Over 70 recipes that uncover powerful programming tactics in Python, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 282:
"Come a survey like last week’s PEP report on the extent of race prejudice, and another such wave looks like jogging the Government into introducing legislation dealing with housing and employment."
— 1967, “Researchers find widespread discrimination and prejudice against immigrants to Britain”, in The Observer:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After a good night's sleep, she felt full of ____ and ready to exercise.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The coach gave the team a motivational ____ talk before they took to the field for the final.