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.

pep someone or something up

to make someone or something more vigorous. Nancy needs to take some vitamins to pep her up. The coffee break pepped up the tired workers. Better food might pep your cat up.

See also: pep, up

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

pep someone up

Invigorate someone or cheer someone up, as in This drink will pep you up, or The good news about his recovery pepped us up. [1920s] Both the verb pep and the noun pep, denoting vigor and energy since about 1910, are abbreviations for pepper, a spice with a pungent, biting quality. They also have given rise to pep rally, a meeting to inspire enthusiasm [c. 1940], and pep talk, a speech meant to instill enthusiasm or bolster morale [1920s].

pep up

1. To cause something to become more exciting or interesting: A little spice will pep up the flavor of the stew. We could use a good comedian to pep this party up!

2. To cause someone to become more alert and energetic: I drank coffee to pep myself up as the night wore on. A little music might pep up our bored guests.

See also: pep, up

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

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

See also:

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

References in periodicals archive

You can even PEP up your savings faster than you can get a takeaway pepperoni pizza!

GO DIRECT FOR THAT PEP AND YOU'LL SAVE!

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