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Yep has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

Yes.

"The teacher asked if I finished my homework, and I replied yep."

Adverb
1

Yes.

"Yep, I will be there on time."

Proper Noun
1

Initialism of Yorkshire Evening Post.

"The census taker recorded Mr. Yep as a resident of the new housing development."

2

A surname, from Cantonese​.

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Origin

Yep originated as a clipped version of yeah, spoken with the final sound cut off by snapping the lips shut. This informal word entered English alongside similar terms like yup and nope.

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