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zep

zep noun: a certain type of submarine sandwich.

Noun

zep (plural zeps)

  1. (US, dialectal) A certain type of submarine sandwich
    • Anywhere else, it might be called a hoagie, or a sub, or a hero. In Two Mills it's a zep. And even though at first it might look like the others, it's not. Like, you'll never find lettuce on a zep. Or mayonnaise.1991, Jerry Spinelli, Dump Days, page 10

Proper noun capitalized: Zep

Zep

  1. Led Zeppelin, an English rock group most active in the 1970s and late 1960s.
    Synonyms:
    Led Zep

Synonyms of zep

Forms of zep

pluralzeps

Origin of zep

Shortened from zeppelin.

Phrases with zep

Questions about zep

What does zep mean?
Zep means a certain type of submarine sandwich.
What part of speech is zep?
Zep can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of zep?
The plural of zep is zeps.

Words near zep in the dictionary

  1. zeotropes
  2. zeotropic
  3. zeotype
  4. zeotypes
  5. zeotypic
  6. zep
  7. Zep.
  8. zepastine
  9. Zepbound
  10. Zepeda
  11. Zepedas

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