pep talkn.
/ˈpɛp tɔːk/, U.S. /ˈpɛp ˌtɔk/, /ˈpɛp ˌtɑk/ colloquial.
A talk intended to inspire courage or enthusiasm in its hearers; a morale-boosting address.
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1913 Colorado Springs Gaz. 19 Apr. 5/1 This rally was featured by a short ‘pep’ talk, delivered by Prof. Frederick Bair, director of athletics at the institution, in preparation for the baseball game with Cutler academy this afternoon.
1943 J. B. Priestley Daylight on Sat. xxx. 243 I'm wondering if we couldn't invite him to lunch and ask him to give the workers a pep talk in the canteen.
1971 S. Hill Strange Meeting iii. 167 Every now and again Coulter gives us his pep talk, about how we are going to ‘go out there and show 'em’.
1995 FourFourTwo Oct. 49/1 Before the next game the Celtic chairman..came into the dressing-room and gave us a pep-talk.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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