pep talk

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pep tawk]
- /pɛp tɔk/
- /pep tɔːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pep tawk]
- /pɛp tɔk/

Definitions of pep talk words

noun pep talk a vigorous, emotional talk, as to a person or group, intended to arouse enthusiasm, increase determination to succeed, etc.: The coach gave the team a pep talk before the game. 1
noun pep talk motivating speech 1
countable noun pep talk A pep talk is a speech which is intended to encourage someone to make more effort or feel more confident. 0
noun pep talk an enthusiastic talk designed to increase confidence, production, cooperation, etc 0
verb pep talk to give a pep talk to 0
noun pep talk a talk, as to an athletic team by its coach, designed to instill enthusiasm, determination, etc. 0

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Origin of pep talk

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Pep talk

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pep talk

pep talk popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for pep talk

noun pep talk

ardency — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
ardor — emotional warmth; passion
chalk talk — an informal lecture with pertinent points, explanatory diagrams, etc, shown on a blackboard
fervor — great warmth and earnestness of feeling: to speak with great fervor.
address — Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.

All 11 Synonyms of pep talk