yep

[ yep ]

adverb

, Informal.

1. yes.

yep

/ jɛp /

sentence substitute

1. an informal word for yes

Word History and Origins

Origin of yep¹

First recorded in 1830–40; yup

Example Sentences

Everything was just like, “Yep, happy to be here. Let’s go. We’re going to make it work.”

From Los Angeles Times

At the Republican National Convention in July, right after a gunman had failed to kill Trump, the candidate and his campaign were pretending he was a changed man who was now all about peace and, yep, "unity."

From Salon

“I mixed it rawer, wilder, sexier and put a couple of clever bits in there, sent it to her, and she goes, ‘Yep, that’s it.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet the 5th Circuit just dove in headfirst, and basically said, Yep, nuclear waste is illegal.

From Slate

“That was the moment when I was like, ‘Yep, sounds about right,’” Meyer said.

From Los Angeles Times

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