The word "pep" is correct and usable in written English.
It is an informal word which means energy, enthusiasm, and optimism, usually used in the context of encouraging someone. For example, "The coach gave a pep talk to the team before the big match."
The 10 pages of notes contained a motivational pep talk to himself along with some of his off-the-cuff answers and put-downs.
Inside, next to a woodburner and under dimmed lights, the observatory's founder and lead astronomer, Gary Fildes, a former bricklayer with Tarzan hair, delivers a pep talk to his colleagues and volunteers.
The Chiefs were on the back foot for much of the second half as Steenson and Evans exchanged penalties and the visitors attempted to pep their back-line up by replacing Steenson with the younger Henry Slade.
Mr Cameron and Lynton Crosby gave a pep talk to MPs last night, and were well received: no wonder - the game's afoot.
In anticipation, the event had the feel of a college campus pep rally, a campaign event for a man for whom there are simply no more jobs to run for, and few causes for which he has the political capital left to stump.
Last week's accounting scandal opens the door on another systemic breakdown: how one of those same giant businesses, struggling to pep up a flagging stock price, produced numbers that the business world couldn't believe.
The most withering and sharp-tongued offerings concern poorly written papers ("Some journal with a low impact factor will be happy to take that"), viva pep talk ("Don't worry, you can still get a job as a sales rep"), and your general lack of worth in the field to which you have dedicated your life ("Oh sorry, I'm not aware of your work").
Totally mad!" It's not the inspirational pep talk I was hoping for from my psychic apparatus.
A few years ago, however, Dr Ames found he could pep up the activity of the mitochondria of elderly rats with positive effects on the animals' memories and general vigour by feeding them two other molecules: acetyl carnitine and lipoic acid.
The Bank of Japan's monetary easing, a weaker yen and, perhaps, the promise of structural reforms have combined to pep up the economy.
The festivities are expensive to mount, after all, and the official business, plus a good dose of oratory, could easily be dispensed with in a day-long pep rally.
