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pick·er-up·per
/
ˈpɪk
ərˈʌp
ər
/
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[
pik
-er-
uhp
-er
]
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noun
Informal
.
something that restores one's depleted energy or depressed spirits; pick-me-up.
Origin:
1935–40;
pick up
+
-er
1
,
joined pleonastically to both v. and particle
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