reps

rep

1. noun A shortening of "representative." I hate getting cornered by a sales rep when I'm browsing in a store. I decided to quit as the company's legal rep. I keep calling my state rep to tell him I'm against the legislation.
2. noun A shortening of "reputation." Going out with that dweeb is going to seriously hurt your rep in the school. You've gotta do what you can to maintain your rep in this industry.
3. noun A shortening of "repertory," a theater in which a resident company presents a particular collection of plays, operas, or other dramatic works, especially on a rotating or alternating basis. I've been an ensemble member of the local rep for the last 10 years. I did some acting work in a couple of reps around the country, but nothing much came of it.
4. noun A shortening of "repetition," used in reference to a strength-training exercise. Often used in the plural. It's really painful each time I do a rep, so I think I must have damaged the muscle. I do four sets of eight reps at each machine, increasing the weight slightly every week.
5. verb A shortening of "represent," meaning to represent oneself as being from a particular place or area or being associated with a particular entity, etc. I've been repping the LBC since '93, son. I made up some swag so we can rep our brand at the convention.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

reps

n. repetitions of an exercise. (Bodybuilding.) After twenty reps, I think I could just keep going.
See also: rep
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • rep
  • repp
  • biz
  • butt
  • angle
  • angling
  • have the Midas touch
  • Midas
  • high
  • wear (one's) apron high
References in periodicals archive
Mark Dunwoodie, Clair Safety Rep "Both times I've attended the UKSRF, I have found it to be an engaging atmosphere with a focus transfer of ideas and initiatives between safety reps but also provide an opportunity for true workforce engagement with the front line.
Rep. Aflredo Abelardo Benitez (Negros Occ) 1,016,503,102
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"After building a platform to support the supply side of commercial real estate, represented by owners and agency brokers, we're now expanding the platform to serve the demand side, represented by tenant rep brokers.
Row 7: * P3, yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, p3; rep from * across.
Reps are ideally placed to understand things that affect their workplace or team and the roles they carry out.
This is the first week of running a full game worth of reps. Adjust the relief intervals accordingly, but make a gradual attempt--especially in the early part of the workout--to simulate game conditions with recovery intervals.
Number of employees: 9 Sales reps: Leon Leavitt, Alan Leavitt, Wayne Henderson, Glen Leavitt
THOMAS Cook is also looking for hundreds of people to act as overseas reps, Kids WORLD reps and overseas administrators.
Now let's talk about how to find the best reps for your company.
We train reps on how to sell and on how to develop relationships with our customers.
* Perform 10 reps, rest for 1-2 minutes, then perform a second set of 10 reps.
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Chairman, House Armed Services Committee
Sponsors: Reps. Maxine Waters, D-Calif.; Nell Abercrombie, D-Hawaii; Anibal Acevedo-Vila, D-PR.; Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y.; Spencer Bachus, R-Ala.; Howard Berman, D-Calif.; Corrine Brown, D-Fla.; 22 others.