Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Energy and high spirits; vim.
- transitive verb To bring energy or liveliness to; invigorate.
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- verb To inject with energy and enthusiasm.
- noun
Energy ,high spirits .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun liveliness and energy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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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.
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Alexander Zaitchik 2010
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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.
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Alexander Zaitchik 2010
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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.
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Alexander Zaitchik 2010
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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.
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Alexander Zaitchik 2010
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You mustn't _hate_ the enemy -- that wastes a lot of "pep" --
With the Colors Songs of the American Service Everard Jack Appleton 1901
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For about twenty minutes Rowley gave what could only be called a pep talk.
The Kennedy Detail Gerald Blaine 2010
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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.
Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life Alice Brown 1902
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We call it PEP: progressive except for Palestine.
Bari Weiss: I hear congratulations on your Palestine Studies department are in order? | Moustafa Bayoumi Moustafa Bayoumi 2021
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