pep
verbnounattested in dialogue
- //pɛp//
To inject with energy and enthusiasm.
verb
- 1
informalTo inject with energy and enthusiasm.
At least a couple of weeks since I last slept, Kept takin' sleepers, but now I keep myself pepped.
Etymology
Abbreviation of pepper (“spice”).
noun
- 1
informalEnergy, high spirits.
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.
Forms
- plural
- peps
- past tense
- pepped
- past participle
- pepped
- present participle
- pepping
- third person singular
- peps