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PEP TALK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pep talk mean? 

PEP TALK (noun)
  The noun PEP TALK has 1 sense:

1. a speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staffplay

  Familiarity information: PEP TALK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PEP TALK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staff

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("pep talk" is a kind of...):

exhortation; incitement (the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)


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