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Definition

A confident, happy, energetic or enthusiastic mood or manner.

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Origins

Chosen for the rhyme; serendipitously, the word that happens to rhyme also allows for evocation of images of lively movement.

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In Context

  • "Near-synonyms: pep, peppiness, spring in one's step, perkiness, spryness, get-up-and-go"
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