perk
verb
[ pəːk ]
• become or make more cheerful, lively, or interesting.
• "she'd been depressed, but she seemed to perk up last week"
Similar:
cheer up,
brighten (up),
become more cheerful,
become livelier,
feel happier,
take heart,
be heartened,
liven up,
revive,
improve,
get better,
recover,
rally,
take a turn for the better,
look up,
pick up,
bounce back,
be on the mend,
buck up,
brighten up,
make more cheerful/lively,
make happier,
raise someone's spirits,
give someone heart,
give someone a boost/lift,
revitalize,
invigorate,
energize,
enliven,
ginger up,
put new life/heart into,
add some zest to,
put some spark into,
rejuvenate,
refresh,
vitalize,
vivify,
wake up,
pep up,
zhoosh (up),
inspirit,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the senses ‘perch’ and ‘be lively’): perhaps from an Old French dialect variant of percher ‘to perch’.
perk
noun
• a benefit to which one is entitled because of one's job.
• "many agencies are helping to keep personnel at their jobs by providing perks"
Origin:
early 19th century: abbreviation of perquisite.
perk
verb
• (with reference to coffee) percolate.
• "while the coffee perks, head out for the morning paper"
perk
noun
• a coffee percolator.
• "Leo hooked up an extension cord for me so I can use my perk"
Similar:
fringe benefit,
additional benefit,
benefit,
advantage,
bonus,
dividend,
extra,
plus,
premium,
consideration,
reward,
lagniappe,
freebie,
golden hello,
perquisite,
appanage,
Origin:
1930s: abbreviation of percolate.
