单词 | pepper-upper |
释义 | pepper-upperor pep·per up·per[ pep-er-uhp-er ] / ˈpɛp ərˈʌp ər / noun Informal.something, as a food, beverage, or pill, that provides a quick but temporary period of energy and alertness. something added to food to relieve blandness. an experience that increases enthusiasm or zeal, as a pep talk. Origin of pepper-upper1935–40; pep up + -er1, suffixed pleonastically to both v. and particle Words nearby pepper-upperpeppershrike, pepper spot, pepper spray, pepper steak, pepper tree, pepper-upper, pepperwood, pepperwort, peppery, pep pill, peppy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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