peppa

Swedish

Etymology

From English pep +‎ -a. Attested since 1965.

Verb

peppa (present peppar, preterite peppade, supine peppat, imperative peppa)

1. (colloquial) to (re)inject with energy and enthusiasm (for something or in preparation for something); to pep, to psych

   Synonym: peppa upp

   Tränaren peppade dom inför matchen

   The coach was psyching them up for the game

Conjugation

Conjugation of peppa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	peppa		peppas
supine	peppat		peppats
imperative	peppa		—
imper. plural1	peppen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	peppar	peppade	peppas	peppades
ind. plural1	peppa	peppade	peppas	peppades
subjunctive2	peppe	peppade	peppes	peppades
present participle		peppande
past participle		peppad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• peppad (“stoked”)

See also

• tagga (“psych”)

References

• peppa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• peppa in Svensk ordbok (SO)