Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. Energy and high spirits; vim: "The duchess is full of pep, that particularly American word that expresses precisely her energy and gaiety” ( Suzy Menkes).
- transitive v. To bring energy or liveliness to; invigorate: The good news pepped him up.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- v. To inject with energy and enthusiasm.
- n. Energy, high spirits.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. liveliness and energy
Etymologies
Examples
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Cosby believes that shouldn't define the school and so he's leading what he calls a pep rally tonight.
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Maybe they'll use her to get people men to show-up to McCain pep rally's.
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The conference, part midterm pep rally, part starting-gun for 2012 jockeying, was marked by a predictable mixture of bombast and contrition.
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You mustn't _hate_ the enemy -- that wastes a lot of "pep" --
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For about twenty minutes Rowley gave what could only be called a pep talk.
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BASH: At the closed door meeting described as a pep rally atmosphere with a standing room only crowd, the president tried to talk up the economy and Iraq but warned things could look worse after the June 30th handover.
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You jest set right here in your chair till I come back, an 'I'll bring you a good parcel o' pep'-mints.
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Summing up the 2,561-word pep talk - where Google and Apple are hailed as the new iconic American brands, taking the place of Chevrolet and McDonald's (you pick which is which), the journalists conclude:
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Paterson and his administration are seeking to regroup Friday in what one official described as pep talks.
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To anyone who's depressed about the state of literary culture these days, Dennis Johnson would like to offer a three-word pep talk:
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