pepper-uppern.

Brit.

/ˌpɛpəˈrʌpə/, U.S.

/ˌpɛpərˈəpər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pep v.¹, -er suffix¹, -upper comb. form.

Etymology: < pep v.¹ + -er suffix¹ + -upper comb. form, after to pep up (see pep v.¹). Compare slightly later pepper-up n.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

A person who or thing which imparts liveliness or vigour; a stimulant, a tonic. Cf. pepper-up 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 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 14 May 8/1 He should have consulted a leg pepper-upper, for it is when his underpinning commences to rebel that the New York club bumps into trouble.

1938 in H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. (1945) Suppl. I. 259 A cocktail was therefore what I suppose today would be called a pepper-upper.

1961 N. Coward Come to Me in B. Day N. Coward: Compl. Lyrics (1998) 320/1 To be a professional pepper-upper Isn't everyone's cuppa tea.

1992 Amer. Way 1 Feb. 82/2 I have always had a possibly naive and quite American belief in the tonic of movement... The simple change of venue as all-purpose vitamin and pepper-upper.

2003 Ventura County (Calif.) Star (Nexis) 6 Mar. (Life section) g28 She's the pepper-upper... She's the one who will tell a riddle or a joke, or sing a song to make it better.

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

单词	pepper-upper
释义	pepper-uppern. Brit. /ˌpɛpəˈrʌpə/, U.S. /ˌpɛpərˈəpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pep v.¹, -er suffix¹, -upper comb. form. Etymology: < pep v.¹ + -er suffix¹ + -upper comb. form, after to pep up (see pep v.¹). Compare slightly later pepper-up n. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). A person who or thing which imparts liveliness or vigour; a stimulant, a tonic. Cf. pepper-up 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 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 14 May 8/1 He should have consulted a leg pepper-upper, for it is when his underpinning commences to rebel that the New York club bumps into trouble. 1938 in H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. (1945) Suppl. I. 259 A cocktail was therefore what I suppose today would be called a pepper-upper. 1961 N. Coward Come to Me in B. Day N. Coward: Compl. Lyrics (1998) 320/1 To be a professional pepper-upper Isn't everyone's cuppa tea. 1992 Amer. Way 1 Feb. 82/2 I have always had a possibly naive and quite American belief in the tonic of movement... The simple change of venue as all-purpose vitamin and pepper-upper. 2003 Ventura County (Calif.) Star (Nexis) 6 Mar. (Life section) g28 She's the pepper-upper... She's the one who will tell a riddle or a joke, or sing a song to make it better. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1934
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