yep

yep

Slang yes: an affirmative reply

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yep

adverb

Informal

Yes.

Origin of yep

Alteration of yes

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Adverb

(not comparable)

Yes.

Noun

(plural yeps)

(informal) Yes.
I'll take that as a yep, then.

Origin

Representing yes pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end.

Proper noun

(initialism) Yorkshire Evening Post

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Sentence Examples

Yep. We take care of our own.
Yep. Sarah and Connor are going to Maine today and we have a date in my music room, remember?
Yep, he was a salesman, all right.
"Yep. She's somewhere out west over there," Elise said with a wave of her hand towards the forest.
Yep. I can move the girls tonight so they're not stuck without a tent to sleep in.

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