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pick-me-up
[ pik-mee-uhp ]
noun
- an alcoholic drink taken to restore one's energy or good spirits.
- any restorative, as a snack or coffee.
pick-me-up
noun
- informal.a tonic or restorative, esp a special drink taken as a stimulant
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pick-me-up1
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Example Sentences
This fancy spice pack pairs with four different spirits—vodka, tequila, aquavit, and gin—to ensure the perfect morning pick-me-up.
Oh, and it was commonly considered a morning drink—quite the sunrise pick-me-up.
Such efforts will do little for the health of the wetlands, but could provide a minor pick-me-up for local economies.
Not exactly the rousing anthem needed for your post-gorging pick-me-up.
Coffee is a great pick-me-up on to put some zing in those long Monday mornings, can be served with or without milk and/or sugar.
Pick-Me-Up devotes itself to the humour of the music-hall, and is probably not largely beholden to women for its sprightliness.
I wanted a pick-me-up so badly, I just had to go in and get it.
But I might say that she is in fulness a woman—not a fribble, or one of those pick-me-up-and-carry-me women.
In the mean time, I'll fetch him a strong pick-me-up and some light, nourishing food of which he stands much in need.
A cussed little fool to tackle a trip like this, but a plucky sight better than those pick-me-up-and-carry-me kind of women.
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