pep pilln.

Brit.

/ˈpɛp pɪl/, U.S.

/ˈpɛ(p) pɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pep n.¹, pill n.³

Etymology: < pep n.¹ + pill n.³

colloquial (originally U.S.).

A pill containing a stimulant drug, taken to increase or restore a person's alertness, energy, or enthusiasm.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [noun] > stimulant > pills

pep pill1917

amphetamine1955

purple heart1961

black bomber1963

black beauty1966

white1967

wake-up1969

wakey-wakey pill1977

wake-up pill1979

1917 Decatur (Illinois) Rev. 30 Aug. 4 (advt.) ‘Pep’ Pills will make you more efficient, will make most thin people take on weight, will nourish starved nerves that are on edge, will tone up your sluggish system.

1937 Time 10 May 45/1 (heading) Pep-pill poisoning. The use by college students of a new, powerful but poisonous brain stimulant called Benzedrine last week kept college directors of health in dithers of worry.

1959 Times 29 May 14/6 The performance of athletes may be improved through ‘pep pills’ by as much as 4 per cent.

1991 K. Gibbons Cure for Dreams xv. 124 My health started going downhill and in no time at all Stanton put me on pep pills.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pep pill
释义	pep pilln. Brit. /ˈpɛp pɪl/, U.S. /ˈpɛ(p) pɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pep n.¹, pill n.³ Etymology: < pep n.¹ + pill n.³ colloquial (originally U.S.). A pill containing a stimulant drug, taken to increase or restore a person's alertness, energy, or enthusiasm. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [noun] > stimulant > pills pep pill1917 amphetamine1955 purple heart1961 black bomber1963 black beauty1966 white1967 wake-up1969 wakey-wakey pill1977 wake-up pill1979 1917 Decatur (Illinois) Rev. 30 Aug. 4 (advt.) ‘Pep’ Pills will make you more efficient, will make most thin people take on weight, will nourish starved nerves that are on edge, will tone up your sluggish system. 1937 Time 10 May 45/1 (heading) Pep-pill poisoning. The use by college students of a new, powerful but poisonous brain stimulant called Benzedrine last week kept college directors of health in dithers of worry. 1959 Times 29 May 14/6 The performance of athletes may be improved through ‘pep pills’ by as much as 4 per cent. 1991 K. Gibbons Cure for Dreams xv. 124 My health started going downhill and in no time at all Stanton put me on pep pills. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1917
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