rep
rep Lexical Profile
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• noun
A person who acts or speaks on behalf of a company, organization, or group of people, especially a sales agent (informal shortening of representative).
"The pharmaceutical rep visited the clinic to introduce the new medication to the doctors."
One complete motion of a particular physical exercise, especially in weightlifting or strength training (informal shortening of repetition).
"She completed three sets of twelve reps on the bench press during her morning workout."
The widespread opinion or estimation held about a person or thing; one's social standing or character as perceived by others (informal shortening of reputation).
"That restaurant has earned a solid rep for serving authentic regional cuisine."
Repertory theater, or a theatrical company that presents a rotating series of plays from a fixed repertoire (informal shortening of repertory).
"Many prominent British actors honed their stagecraft by working in regional rep early in their careers."
A plain-woven textile fabric made of silk, wool, or cotton with a prominent transverse ribbed surface, often used for neckties, ribbons, and upholstery.
"He wore a classic striped tie made of heavy silk rep to the formal interview."
• verb
To act as a commercial sales representative or talent agent for a company, brand, or artist (informal).
"That literary agency has repped several bestselling novelists for over a decade."
To represent, champion, or display pride in one's hometown, team, school, or community (informal and slang).
"The athletes proudly repped their university at the national track and field championships."
To perform repetitions of a weight-lifting or strength-training exercise using a specified weight (informal).
"By the end of the training cycle, he could easily rep two hundred pounds on the squat rack."
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Word Origin & Etymology
In its common informal senses, the word is a clipping of 'representative' (late 19th century), 'reputation' (early 18th century), 'repetition' (mid-20th century), or 'repertory' (mid-20th century). In its textile sense, it was borrowed in the mid-19th century from French 'reps', itself likely derived from English 'ribs'.