different between pep vs hustle
pep
English
Etymology
Abbreviation of pepper (“spice”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?p/
- Rhymes: -?p
Verb
pep (third-person singular simple present peps, present participle pepping, simple past and past participle pepped)
- (transitive) To inject with energy and enthusiasm.
- 1995, Faithless (band), Insomnia (song)
- At least a couple of weeks since I last slept,
Kept takin' sleepers, but now I keep myself pepped.
- At least a couple of weeks since I last slept,
- 1995, Faithless (band), Insomnia (song)
Derived terms
- pep up
Translations
Noun
pep (countable and uncountable, plural peps)
- Energy, high spirits.
- 1972, H. E. Bates, The Song of the Wren
- 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.
- 1972, H. E. Bates, The Song of the Wren
Synonyms
- energy, high spirits, vim
Derived terms
- pep talk
Translations
Anagrams
- EPP, PPE
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English pep.
Pronunciation
Noun
pep c (uncountable)
- (slang) the drug speed
- Synonym: speed
Kombio
Noun
pep
- water
References
- Henry, Joan. Kombio Grammar Essentials. Ms. 123pp. (1992).
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe?p/
Verb
pep
- past tense of pipa.
Volapük
Noun
pep (uncountable peps)
- pepper (spice)
Declension
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hustle
English
Etymology
From Dutch husselen or by metathesis from Dutch hutselen (“to shake up”), a frequentative of hutsen (“to stir, to move something (back and forth)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?h?s?l/
- Rhymes: -?s?l
Verb
hustle (third-person singular simple present hustles, present participle hustling, simple past and past participle hustled)
- To push someone roughly, to crowd, to jostle.
- (intransitive) To rush or hurry.
- (transitive) To bundle; to stow something quickly.
- (transitive) To con or deceive; especially financially.
- To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge.
- (informal) To obtain by illicit or forceful action.
- (informal) To sell sex; to work as a pimp.
- (informal) To be a prostitute, to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.
- To dance the hustle, a disco dance.
- (informal) To work.
- (informal) To put a lot of effort into one's work.
Synonyms
- (to rush): fly, make tracks; see also Thesaurus:rush
- (to deceive): defraud, swindle; see also Thesaurus:deceive
- (to be a prostitute): sell one's body, turn tricks; see also Thesaurus:prostitute oneself
- (to work as a pimp): pimp; see also Thesaurus:pimp out
- (to work): labor
Descendants
- Dutch: hosselen
Translations
Noun
hustle (countable and uncountable, plural hustles)
- A state of busy activity.
- A propensity to work hard and get things done; ability to hustle.
- (preceded by definite article) A type of disco dance, commonly danced to the Van McCoy song The Hustle.
- (prison slang) An activity, such as prostitution or reselling stolen items, that a prisoner uses to earn money in prison.
Derived terms
- hustle and bustle
- hustler
- hustly
- on the hustle
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Hulets, Lesuth, Lueths, sleuth
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