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pep rally

pep rally noun: an extracurricular school activity in which students gather to express support for the school sports team before a game.

Noun

pep rally (plural pep rallies)

  1. An extracurricular school activity in which students gather to express support for the school sports team before a game.
    • Students, whether they liked football or not, looked forward to Friday afternoons. Regular seventh period classes were let out early to hold a mass pep rally to support the team.2010, Douglas E. Foley, Learning Capitalist Culture: Deep in the Heart of Tejas, →ISBN, page 28
    • It was at the pep rally for UNA's first football game, their freshman year, when Mary Beth and Dwayne met.2012, Monty Newport, Tuff Guy: The Story of a Lost and Found Dog in Alabama, →ISBN, page 31
  2. (broadly) A meeting or gathering for the purpose of instilling enthusiasm and motivation in attenders.
    • When a service improvement process is first rolled out, the training sessions can be somewhat of a pep rally to get employees excited about the effort.2009, Dennis Snow, Teri Yanovitch, Unleashing Excellence: The Complete Guide to Ultimate Customer Service, →ISBN
    • In Little Old New York, there is a political pep rally at the front steps of the Bank of New York.2010, Robert McLaughlin, Frank R. Adamo, Freedomland, →ISBN

Examples of pep rally in a sentence

  • At a pep rally we were screaming and stuff and he was, “Guys quiet down or there's not going to be another pep rally”.2017, Jane Wilkinson, Laurette Bristol, Educational Leadership as a Culturally-Constructed Practice, →ISBN:
  • The scene is Nirvana performing at a high school pep rally.2022, Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties, New York: Penguin Press, →ISBN:
  • You will be amazed at how creative a small group of outstanding people can actually make the pep rally meeting more than just another staff meeting.2010, Gary J. Borgstede, The Make It Happen Journey, →ISBN:
  • The 2004 pep rally, a company activity where employees are entertained and encouraged to do more for the company, featured a company fashion show.2018, Veronica Manlow, Designing Clothes: Culture and Organization of the Fashion Industry, →ISBN:

Forms of pep rally

pluralpep rallies

Questions about pep rally

What does pep rally mean?
Pep rally means an extracurricular school activity in which students gather to express support for the school sports team before a game.
How do you use pep rally in a sentence?
At a pep rally we were screaming and stuff and he was, “Guys quiet down or there's not going to be another pep rally”.
What part of speech is pep rally?
Pep rally is a noun.
What is the plural of pep rally?
The plural of pep rally is pep rallies.

Words near pep rally in the dictionary

  1. pep
  2. pep in one's step
  3. pep pill
  4. pep pills
  5. pep rallies
  6. pep rally
  7. pep squad
  8. pep squads
  9. PEP syndrome
  10. pep talk
  11. pep talks

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