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Energy you fake until the meeting ends and the coffee kicks in.
means Lively energy and enthusiasm — the bounce in someone's step or spirit.
from Short for 'pepper,' the spice that bites and stings — borrowed in early 20th-century American slang to describe the zing of liveliness or vigor a person or thing has. 'Pep talk' and 'pep rally' followed soon after, cementing it as the sound of forced American optimism.
- origin
- short for pepper, the zesty spice
- pep talk
- coined for sports coaches before big games
- pep pills
- 1930s slang for amphetamines, oddly literal
- fun fact
- guardiola nickname, not coincidence, same energy