Meanings
zep1
plural zeps
- USdialectalA certain type of submarine sandwich
Anywhere else, it might be called a hoagie, or a sub, or a hero. In Two Mills it's a zep. And even though at first it might look like the others, it's not. Like, you'll never find lettuce on a zep. Or mayonnaise.
1991, Jerry Spinelli, Dump Days, page 10
Zep2
- Led Zeppelin, an English rock group most active in the 1970s and late 1960s.
Synonyms: Led Zep
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounLed Zeppelin, an English rock group most active in the 1970s and late 1960s.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Shortened from zeppelin.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
zep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zep
“zep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zep. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zep,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zep.
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