yep

adverb

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\ ˈyep

or with glottal stop instead of p \

variants: or yup \ ˈyəp

Definition of yep

informal

: yes "Ready to go?" "Yep." "… Will you give me a receipt?" "Yep."— Theodore Dreiser "Daddy, did you get the tickets to the game?" "Yup, got 'em right here," …— Mako Idemitsu After no buildup or hint that Schumer was getting married, she posted a simple "Yup" and a wedding photo on her Instagram.— Gina Ragusa

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Synonyms & Antonyms for yep

Synonyms

all right,
alright,
aye
(also ay),
exactly,
OK
(or okay),
okeydoke
(or okeydokey),
yea,
yeah,
yes,
yo

Antonyms

Examples of yep in a Sentence

“That's really what she said?” “Yep”

Recent Examples on the Web James had 15 rebounds, seven assists and, yep, 45 points as the Cavaliers won 105-101. — Pete Grathoff, kansascity, "'My QB is a prophet' Patrick Mahomes correctly predicts LeBron's scoring total | The Kansas City Star," 30 Apr. 2018 Yep - the new head coach at Texas came to Ohio State's graduation. — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, "Cardale Jones - from playing school to graduating from Ohio State - got it right: Doug Lesmerises," 9 May 2017

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