I. pep 1 /pep/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle pepped , present participle pepping )
pep somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb
informal to make something or someone more active or interesting:
The team needs a few new players to pep it up.
II. pep 2 BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: pepper ]
informal physical energy:
an enthusiastic player, full of pep
⇨ ↑ pep talk