pep-talkingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛpˌtɔːkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɛpˌtɔkɪŋ/,

/ˈpɛpˌtɑkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pep n.¹, talking n.

Etymology: < pep n.¹ + talking n., after pep talk n. Compare later pep-talk v.

colloquial.

The action of giving a pep talk.

ΚΠ

1927 Mansfield (Ohio) News 6 Feb. 4/4 There is a lot of bunk in pep talking.

1936 N.Y. Times x. 3/1 In the usual burst of baccalaureate pep-talking, he advised the eager young graduates to take the hard way.

1957 Times 11 Jan. 9/5 These items tell much more on a relatively shrewd people than synthetic pep-talking.

1999 Stage (Nexis) 26 Aug. 27 They're tired of all the depressing, defeatist New Age pep-talking that seems to have grown up around the whole issue of living with AIDS.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pep-talking
释义	pep-talkingn. Brit. /ˈpɛpˌtɔːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɛpˌtɔkɪŋ/, /ˈpɛpˌtɑkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pep n.¹, talking n. Etymology: < pep n.¹ + talking n., after pep talk n. Compare later pep-talk v. colloquial. The action of giving a pep talk. ΚΠ 1927 Mansfield (Ohio) News 6 Feb. 4/4 There is a lot of bunk in pep talking. 1936 N.Y. Times x. 3/1 In the usual burst of baccalaureate pep-talking, he advised the eager young graduates to take the hard way. 1957 Times 11 Jan. 9/5 These items tell much more on a relatively shrewd people than synthetic pep-talking. 1999 Stage (Nexis) 26 Aug. 27 They're tired of all the depressing, defeatist New Age pep-talking that seems to have grown up around the whole issue of living with AIDS. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1927
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