pep talk
nounUK /ˈpɛp tɔːk/ · US /ˈpɛp ˌtɔk/
1
Colloquial A rallying speech made to instill enthusiasm and boost confidence.
- It's your turn to give a pep talk to the dispirited miners.
- Homer’s entrepreneurial spirit proves altogether overly infectious. Homer gives Barney a pep talk when he encounters him dressed up like a baby handing out fliers (Barney in humiliating costumes=always funny) and it isn’t long until Barney has purchased a truck of his own and set up shop as the Plow King.2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in AV Club, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2013:
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