shep
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- proper noun
- /ʃɛp/
- Informal
- Come on, Shep, let's hit the sack.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then I saw that Shep was in the back of the line.
- And then I saw that Shep was in the back of the line.
- And so I went on a hike with my boy and my youngest boy, Shep.
- He's like, well, you know, I thought this was season Shep was, we were pregnant with Shep.
- Then Shep Breath for the wildlife park, then Deal because it's an OG.
Examples
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Her son, Shep, thirteen and a half years old, stood in the field near the barn playing his trumpet.
Academic text (2011) -
I can't take Shep from you.
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And then I saw that Shep was in the back of the line.
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"Maybe," Shep said, "it's because you got that foot people used to talk about."
Fiction book (1996) -
So you got a wife and a daughter... ...and a nice little yellow house... ...and a dog named Shep.
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Shep, do you remember meeting these guys in orientation or not?
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Milly and Shep wanted us to go out with them after.
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I will say this, though: what Shep told us didn't make a whole lot of sense.
Fiction book (1996) -
Hey, Doc, J.D., Shep, y'all come out here!
Fiction book (1996) -
I was so happy to see Shep at the reunion; we had so many great memories together.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shep comes from the longer name Shepherd, which meant 'one who watches sheep'. As a short, friendly name it is used for people and pets, especially dogs, so calling someone Shep feels warm and familiar.