pep talk



pep talk

A speech given to encourage others. The team was looking lethargic, but the coach gave them a pep talk at half time, and they came out with a lot of energy. I gave Michelle a pep talk because I knew she was nervous about starting her new job.
See also: pep, talk

pep talk

n. an informal speech of encouragement. The coach gave the team a good pep talk, but they lost anyway.
See also: pep, talk

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kostyantyn-Ukrainian
BurchardBOOR-kahrt (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Novak-Serbian
Eligiae-LEEG-yah (Polish)Polish, Late Roman
Ella (2)EL-ə (English), EL-lah (Finnish)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
SuzieSOO-zeeEnglish