pepper-upper

[pep-er-uhp-er]

pep·per-up·per

[pep-er-uhp-er]
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.


Origin:
1935–40; pep up + -er1, suffixed pleonastically to both v. and particle
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Pepper-upper is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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pepper-upper definition


  1. n.
    an amphetamine tablet or capsule; a pep pill. : I need me a little pepper-upper. Can I have a prescription?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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