单词 | pepper-upper |
释义 | pepper-upper /pep"euhr up"euhr/, n. Informal. 1. something, as a food, beverage, or pill, that provides a quick but temporary period of energy and alertness. 2. something added to food to relieve blandness. 3. an experience that increases enthusiasm or zeal, as a pep talk. Also, pepper upper. [1935-40; pep up + -ER1, suffixed pleonastically to both v. and particle] |
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