单词 | pepper-up |
释义 | pepper-upn. colloquial. Now rare. = pepper-upper n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > vigour or liveliness > imparting vigour or liveliness > one who or that which actative1605 fillip1699 energizer1804 flip1881 dynamic1894 pepper-up1934 pepper-upper1934 1934 Tyrone (Pennsylvania) Daily Herald 20 Mar. 1/6 Feminine Washington still was chuckling today over Mae West as official pepper-up of the Grand Old Party. 1941 G. H. Estabrooks Man Mech. Misfit 108 Thyroxin..not only is necessary for growth but is the great stimulant for the body—a ‘pepperup’, so to speak. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1934 |
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