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yep

 (yĕp)
adv. Informal
Yes.

[Alteration of yes.]
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yep

(jɛp)
sentence substitute
an informal word for yes
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yep

(yɛp)

adv., n. Informal.
yes.
[1830–40; see yup]
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yep

adverb
Informal. It is so; as you say or ask:
Informal: OK, uh-huh, yeah.
Slang: right on.
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Translations

yep

[jep] ADV (esp US) →
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yep

[ˈjɛp] advouais
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yep

adv (inf)ja; is he sure? — yep!ist er sicher? — klar!
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My new pals all nodded their "ahas" and "yeps" and "God, I know what you means" with gusto, as we each shared our divergent stories about what binds us all together.
Geoff spat a few "yeps," "nopes," and "dunnos," while Remy was trying to win a trip to Canada by hitting a ball through a circle with an ice hockey stick.
Dennis Smith, YEPs director of training, says deconstruction trainees receive a $6 per hour job training stipend and can earn a 50 cent per hour raise every three weeks.
But the "yeps" and "nopes" he customarily gives as answwers to a stranger's questions are expanded to friendly and enthusiastic sentences when it comes to Norman Rocwell.
Never be afraid to put more time, training and effort into YEPs.
"775 800 one million," and the audience claps and cheers and Pete waves one arm and dances with the fingers of his other, "hup, yep, hup," and Roger "yeps" back and in a cacophony of yelps and barks the red figures on the screen reach $2 million.
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