pep

a pep talk

a speech that you give to people in order to encourage them to work harder or win a competition. I thought I'd give the lads a pep talk before the match.

See also: talk

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pep someone/something up

to make someone or something more active or exciting. With her energy and enthusiasm, she may be able to pep up the company's sales. She was always busy trying either to pep someone up or calm someone down.