pepper-upper

[pep-er-uhp-er] /ˈpɛp ərˈʌp ər/
noun, Informal.
1.
something, as a food, beverage, or pill, that provides a quick but temporary period of energy and alertness.
2.
something added to food to relieve blandness.
3.
an experience that increases enthusiasm or zeal, as a pep talk.
Also, pepper upper.
Origin
1935-40; pep up + -er1, suffixed pleonastically to both v. and particle
Slang definitions & phrases for pepper-upper

pepper-upper

noun

A thing, food, drink, person, etc, that imparts pep; stimulant: ''Say, fellows,'' said a uniformed pepper-upper to a bunch of GI assault troops (1937+)