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pick-me-ups

pick-me-ups is the plural of pick-me-up.

Meaning of pick-me-up

Noun

pick-me-up (plural pick-me-ups)

  1. (informal) A drink, often an alcoholic one, taken as a stimulant or sometimes as a hangover cure; a restorative, tonic or bracer.
    • Strong tea is just the pick-me-up that I need right now.
  2. Something that improves one's mood.
    • A trip into town for lunch with my friend was a nice pick-me-up today.

Questions about pick-me-ups

What is pick-me-ups the plural of?
Pick-me-ups is the plural of pick-me-up.

Words near pick-me-ups in the dictionary

  1. pick-me boy
  2. pick-me boys
  3. pick-me girl
  4. pick-me girls
  5. pick-me-up
  6. pick-me-ups
  7. pick-mes
  8. pick-off
  9. pick-pocket
  10. pick-pocketed
  11. pick-pocketing

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