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pick-me-up


pick–me–up

noun \ˈpik-mē-ˌəp\

Definition of PICK-ME-UP

: something that stimulates or restores : tonic, bracer <my usual morning pick–me–up>
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First Known Use of PICK-ME-UP

1867

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