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noun
Idioms 1.
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
2.
pep up, to make or become spirited, vigorous, or lively; animate: We need something to pep up this party.
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pep (pɛp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | high spirits, energy, or vitality |
| —vb (usually foll by up) , peps, pepping, pepped | |
| 2. | to liven by imbuing with new vigour |
| [C20: short for | |
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Pep up
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| 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 | |
| 2. | political and economic planning |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
pep
"vigor, energy," 1912, shortened form of pepper, which was used in the figurative sense of "spirit, energy," from at least 1847. Peppy "full of pep," first recorded 1922. Pep rally is attested from 1945; pep talk from 1926.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| PEP Parkinson's Educational Program |
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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