Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pep in one's step

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: pep in one's step
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A confident, happy, energetic or enthusiastic mood or manner.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: pep, peppiness, spring in one's step, perkiness, spryness, get-up-and-go"

Etymology

Chosen for the rhyme; serendipitously, the word that happens to rhyme also allows for evocation of images of lively movement.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

peps in one's step (plural) peps in one's steps (plural)

Phrases

pep up pick-me-up

Frequently Paired Words

peppy pep up pick-me-up

Synonyms

pep peppiness spring in one's step perkiness spryness get-up-and-go

Questions

What does pep in one's step mean?: A confident, happy, energetic or enthusiastic mood or manner.
Where does pep in one's step come from?: Chosen for the rhyme; serendipitously, the word that happens to rhyme also allows for evocation of images of lively movement.

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