pepped up
pep up
1. To increase or enhance someone's excitement, interest, energy, or alertness. A noun or pronoun can be used between "pep" and "up." The show was going really poorly until the host came out and pepped the audience up. I think I need some coffee to pep me up.
2. To make something more interesting, engaging, or exciting. A noun or pronoun can be used between "pep" and "up." I always use some red chilies to pep up my soups and stews. Have you considered using electric guitars to pep the song up a bit?
See also: pep, up
pepped up
Stimulated; made to be or feel more awake, alert, and energetic. Hyphenated if used before a noun. I just can't focus until I get pepped up with a bit of coffee in the morning. The officer suspected that the pepped-up truck driver might have been high on amphetamines.
See also: pep, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
pepped
verbSee pepped up
See also: pep
pepped (up)
and peppy mod. alcohol intoxicated. (see also perked (up).) That guy looks a little pepped up. Don’t give him any more booze.
See also: pep, up
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- angle
- angling
- not do (someone or oneself) any favors
- involve with
- involve with (someone or something)
- involved with
- arrange for
- arrange for some time
- arrange some music for