rep
- noun
- /rɛp/
- Slang
- No way, man, she'll ruin my rep.
- a bad rep
- a good rep
- build a rep
And what about the guy or the girl who doesn't have a Rep?
- And what about the guy or the girl who doesn't have a Rep?
- They will shoot you and think that that's going to make them like their increase their Rep.
- So I was thinking about this too, like pay per lead gets a bad Rep partly because the people buying it are idiots.
- I mean, you got the fame, you got the name, you know, you got the Rep, you know, you're an OG, but you're not over the hill, Right?
- The status only gets you in, but when you're in there, players quickly realise is he a dud, is he a fake, is he a fraud or is he just living off Rep?
- All right, look, I grew up in Sydney, western Sydney, which has a pretty bad Rep, I suppose it was like Westies, you know, it's a bit of a rough area.
Examples
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This Corningstone business is really hurting our rep.
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I know about your rep.
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How does a guy get a rep like that?
Fiction book (2000) -
You know they have a good rep; obviously, something is going on.
Blog text (9) -
Fortunately, they know my rep round here.
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- Got a bit of a rep is what I've heard.
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This kind of info could totally ruin a guy's rep.
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You're embarrassing me and messing with my rep.
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That's where Danny got his rep for being a bad guy, which he wasn't.
Fiction book (1995) -
To improve your standing in this community, you need to build yourrep as a trustworthy member.
Synonyms
Trust from other people who believe what you say
Respect and trust from a group because someone seems fashionable, skilled or real
A number on websites that shows if a user can be trusted
The opinion people have of someone, often about how respected they are
Compounds
How Reputable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rep is short for reputation, which means how people think of you. So having good rep means having a good 'standing' or trust among others.