pep

name

1. Initialism of Political and Economic Planning, a British policy think tank.

   “Come a survey like last week’s PEP report on the extent of race prejudice, and another such wave looks like jogging the Government into introducing legislation dealing with housing and employment.”

noun

Etymology: Abbreviation of pepper (“spice”).

1. Energy, high spirits.

   “She was particularly pleased with the wine, which at not infrequent intervals she tasted. Beyond all doubt it promised to be of vintage quality. Clearly the long hot summer had put more than a little pep into the berries.”

verb

Etymology: Abbreviation of pepper (“spice”).

1. To inject with energy and enthusiasm.

   “At least a couple of weeks since I last slept, Kept takin' sleepers, but now I keep myself pepped.”