Etymology Clippings of various words beginning with rep.
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Ambitransitive, Informal To represent; to act as a representative for.
Bentley, the man who repped for Slade, carried the air and the rest joined in.1922, Hal G. Evarts, The Settling of the Sage:
He left to help the Reader set up its national advertising arm, went back to Rolling Stone for five years, repped other magazines, and finally set up his own company, which currently scouts ads for the Atlantic, Spin, Discover, and a publication called Disney Adventures.1994 November 4, Bill Wyman, “Evanston's New Music Hall/Veruca Salt Grow Up/Schmitsville”, in Chicago Reader:
Last year, Olivia famously went full-2000s at a Grammys after-party she attended with Paris Hilton, where she repped a bright blue butterfly dress featuring a plunging neckline and dramatic ruffles. Now, for her latest look, she's gone and repped another recognisable combination: silk trousers and a leather boob tube.2023 March 3, Natasha Harding, “Olivia Rodrigo's leather boob tube will transport you back to 2001”, in Cosmopolitan:
As for her beauty look, the Jennifer’s Body star had dyed her long tresses a burnt-orange shade, and styled them slightly curled at the ends and down across her shoulders. She also repped a bubblegum-pink manicure with an abstract black design.2023 May 19, Chelsey Sanchez, “Megan Fox Makes Her Red-Carpet Comeback in a Body-Sculpting Sheer Gown”, in Harper's Bazaar:
Rep neck dec EOR 4 times more, AND AT THE SAME TIME, rep armhole dec EOR 4 (4,5) times more2011, Hannah Fettig, Closely Knit: Handmade Gifts For The Ones You Love, page 44:
Rep from * to * 6 times. Fasten off.2011 August 23, Carmen Heffernan, “How to make colourful crocheted flowers”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Dec 2023:
Etymology Back-formation from reps, misinterpreted as a plural.
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Business, Manufacturing, Textiles A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.
Underfoot is a rich brown marble from the shores of Lake Champlain. The wainscoting is of green rep and red Numidian marble.1923, Theodore Dreiser, The Color of a Great City, New York: Boni & Liveright:
It was decorated in […] horsehair and red rep curtains[.]1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 60:
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I toted a (rather fetching) $100 Gucci 1955 Horsebit rep through a vacation across Europe […]2023 May 4, Amy X. Wang, Grant Cornett, “Inside the Delirious Rise of ‘Superfake’ Handbags”, in The New York Times, →ISSN: