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单词 pepper-upper
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pepper-upper in American English

(ˈpepərˈʌpər)
noun 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
Word origin
[1935–40; pep up + -er1, suffixed pleonastically to both v. and particle]
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