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pep

name · noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /pɛp/
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  • rhymes with -ɛp
  • CMU ARPABET: P EH1 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Initialism of Political and Economic Planning, a British policy think tank.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism

Topics: government, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Energy, high spirits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, informal, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Initialism of post-exposure prophylaxis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of personal equity plan (a former financial instrument).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Initialism of politically exposed person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Initialism of phosphoenolpyruvate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Initialism of Python enhancement proposal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To inject with energy and enthusiasm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

liveliness and energy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: peppiness, ginger

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness

History

Etymology

Abbreviation of pepper (“spice”).

Across languages

Translations

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: енергия (energija) — energy and enthusiasm
  • Bulgarian: жизненост (žiznenost) — energy and enthusiasm
  • Catalan: energia — energy and enthusiasm
  • Catalan: entusiasme — energy and enthusiasm
  • Catalan: braó — energy and enthusiasm
  • Chinese Mandarin: 活力 (huólì) — energy and enthusiasm
  • Chinese Mandarin: 热情 (rèqíng) — energy and enthusiasm
  • Czech: elán — energy and enthusiasm
  • Czech: verva — energy and enthusiasm
  • Czech: energie — energy and enthusiasm
  • Czech: šťáva — energy and enthusiasm
  • Czech: šmrnc — energy and enthusiasm
  • Finnish: energia — energy and enthusiasm
  • Finnish: puhti — energy and enthusiasm
  • Finnish: tarmo — energy and enthusiasm
  • French: pep — energy and enthusiasm
  • French: peps — energy and enthusiasm
  • French: tonus — energy and enthusiasm
  • French: punch — energy and enthusiasm
  • French: entrain — energy and enthusiasm
  • German: Enthusiasmus — energy and enthusiasm
  • German: Elan — energy and enthusiasm
  • German: Faszination — energy and enthusiasm
  • German: Begeisterung — energy and enthusiasm
  • German: Pep — energy and enthusiasm
  • German: Schwung — energy and enthusiasm
  • Hungarian: lelkesedés — energy and enthusiasm
  • Hungarian: energia — energy and enthusiasm
  • Hungarian: lendület — energy and enthusiasm
  • Hungarian: életerő — energy and enthusiasm
  • Hungarian: élet — energy and enthusiasm
  • Polish: energia — energy and enthusiasm
  • Polish: wigor — energy and enthusiasm
  • Russian: эне́ргия (enérgija) — energy and enthusiasm
  • Russian: прыть (prytʹ) — energy and enthusiasm
  • Swedish: pepp — energy and enthusiasm
  • Bulgarian: стимулирам (stimuliram) — to inject with energy and enthusiasm
  • Catalan: animar — to inject with energy and enthusiasm
  • Catalan: encoratjar — to inject with energy and enthusiasm
  • Chinese Mandarin: 激励 (jīlì) — to inject with energy and enthusiasm
  • Finnish: villitä — to inject with energy and enthusiasm
  • Finnish: energisoida — to inject with energy and enthusiasm
  • Finnish: elävöittää — to inject with energy and enthusiasm
  • Finnish: piristää — to inject with energy and enthusiasm
  • Finnish: virkistää — to inject with energy and enthusiasm
  • French: énergiser — to inject with energy and enthusiasm
  • French: ravigoter — to inject with energy and enthusiasm
  • French: revigorer — to inject with energy and enthusiasm
  • German: aufpeppen — to inject with energy and enthusiasm
  • Hungarian: buzdít — to inject with energy and enthusiasm
  • Hungarian: lelkesít — to inject with energy and enthusiasm
  • Swedish: peppa — to inject with energy and enthusiasm