What does "perk" mean?
Perk: To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of; as, to perk the ears; to perk up one's head. Cowper. Sherburne.
Additional senses
- 2.To exalt one's self; to bear one's self loftily. "To perk over them." Barrow. To perk it, to carry one's self proudly or saucily. Pope.
- 3.Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain. "Perk as a peacock." Spenser.
- 4.To peer; to look inquisitively. Dickens.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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