pick-me-up

noun

: something that stimulates or restores : tonic, bracer
my usual morning pick-me-up

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Jean Pierre Bakery & Wine Bar The downtown Jean Pierre Bakery & Wine Bar is an ideal stop for breakfast or a quick pick-me-up. Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025 If your loungewear collection needs a pre-season pick-me-up, though, look no further than Amazon’s best-selling Automet Jogger Sweatpants. Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025 Skipping Healthy Add-Ins Your morning coffee can be more than a pick-me-up. Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025 Breakfast or an afternoon pick-me-up is an easy win, as near-ubiquitous boulangeries spill over with buttery croissants and pain au chocolat. Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pick-me-up

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pick-me-up was in 1867

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“Pick-me-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick-me-up. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

pick-me-up

noun
ˈpik-mē-ˌəp
: something that stimulates or refreshes

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