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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Weekend events have varied over the years but have included a coach’s luncheon, a pageant coronation, a prayer and praise worship service, a parade, a pep rally, musical performances, a battle of the bands event, an education day and the football game. —

Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Sep. 2024 What's next: The Mariachi Juvenil de Bryant Webster will perform Friday afternoon at Northfield High School for a Hispanic Heritage Month pep rally. —

Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024 Providence Day, the private school off Sardis Road in south Charlotte, hosted a pep rally inside its gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. —

Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2024 The backdrop of one of the broadcasts on the ACC Network, meanwhile, looked like something out of a pep rally, with cheerleaders and party-goers. —

Andrew Carter, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for pep rally