pep rally

noun

: an event before a school sports event that is meant to get students and fans excited and to encourage the team to win

also : a similar event in which speakers try to get a group of people excited and enthusiastic about something

The mayor gave an inspiring speech at the party's pep rally.

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The Bee Cave threat posted Friday on the social media app Snapchat threatened a school shooting during a pep rally scheduled that day. —

Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Oct. 2024 The band recently had a performance in an all-school pep rally, and Elizabeth functioned as the conductor. —

Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024 Inside the room: The private premiere at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on LSU's campus felt like a pep rally with cheerleaders welcoming students, Mike the Tiger high-fiving athletic donors and purple and gold filling the stands. —

Axios, 5 Sep. 2024 In this room full of industry titans, Stouffer was leading a pep rally for pollution. —

Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pep rally