Definition of Pep talk

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

Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Exhortation, Incitement

Definition of Pep talk

1. Noun. (colloquial) A rallying speech made to instill enthusiasm and boost confidence ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pep Talk

peopler
peoplers
peoples
peopleware
peopling
peoplish
peorias
pep
pep pill
pep pills
pep rally
pep squad
pep squads
pep talk (current term)
pep talks
pep up
pepastic
peperino
peperinos
pepernoot
peperomia
peperomias
peperoncini
peperoni
peperonis
pepful
pepino
pepinos

Literary usage of Pep talk

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Deeper Reading: Comprehending Challenging Texts, 4-12 by Kelly Gallagher (2004)
"They were still making the same errors they were before my pep talk. I reassembled them for another attempt, knowing this time I would have to take a ..."

2. Advertising the Technical Product by Clifford Alexander Sloan, James David Mooney (1920)
"And again much of the "pep" talk that is written is not sincere, and above all things the editor of the salesman's house organ must be one hundred per cent, ..."

3. Punitive Damages: Tort Reform & Fda Defenses: Hearings Before the Committee edited by Orrin G. Hatch (1998)
"... diminish, and ignore any adverse information that might hurt sales and to give a pep talk and play up positive information. So some of them said, yes, ..."

4. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
""Look at him talking to them, his little army, like a general giving them a pep talk. He got that from my brother, I'm sure. Everywhere he goes, he leaves a ..."

5. Drug Abuse Prevention for At-Risk Groupsby Karol L. Kumpfer by Karol L. Kumpfer (1997)
"D. pep talk: This may be hard or uncomfortable at first, but with practice, it will come easier. One thing you will discover (as many parents have) is that ..."

6. Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot by James B. Stockdale (1995)
"... that my idea has not been to give a pep talk but to give you heads-up information that every military leader should have filed away about the depth and ..."

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