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yep

American  
[yep] / yɛp /

adverb

Informal.

  1. yes.

yep British  
/ jɛp /

  1. an informal word for yes

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Etymology

Origin of yep

First recorded in 1830–40; yup

Example Sentences

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Yep, Will Smith, whose two-run homer in the seventh inning clinched it.

From Los Angeles Times

“Yep,” Karl replied, nodding vigorously, and grinning triumphantly all over his face.

From Literature

“Yep. Right after I made Dinty. Papa sure liked the money I made from that one, no matter what he thought of the role. And then I started to get bigger parts. There was The First Born and after that Bits of Life . . .” Her words drifted off and her gaze shifted to the front windshield.

From Literature

“Yep, out of all thirty of us.”

From Literature

Hailing from Cabarete, Dominican Republic — the same beach resort town is home to the Bachata Academy, the only bachata school in the world — Lena Dardelet fuses pop with various Caribbean genres, including— yep, you guessed it — bachata.

From Los Angeles Times

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