单词 | pepper-upper |
释义 | pepper-upper in American English (ˈpepərˈʌpər) noun informal Also: pepper upper1. 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 Word origin [1935–40; pep up + -er1, suffixed pleonastically to both v. and particle] |
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