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pep in one's step

pep in one's step noun: a confident, happy, energetic or enthusiastic mood or manner.

Noun

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) A confident, happy, energetic or enthusiastic mood or manner.
    • Near-synonyms: pep, peppiness, spring in one's step, perkiness, spryness, get-up-and-go

Synonyms of pep in one's step

Forms of pep in one's step

pluralpeps in one's step
pluralpeps in one's steps

Origin of pep in one's step

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

Questions about pep in one's step

What does pep in one's step mean?
Pep in one's step means a confident, happy, energetic or enthusiastic mood or manner.
What part of speech is pep in one's step?
Pep in one's step is a noun.
What is the plural of pep in one's step?
The plural of pep in one's step is peps in one's step.

Words near pep in one's step in the dictionary

  1. Peover Inferior
  2. Peover Superior
  3. Peover Superior and Snelson
  4. peow
  5. pep
  6. pep in one's step
  7. pep pill
  8. pep pills
  9. pep rallies
  10. pep rally
  11. pep squad

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