"keep one's pecker up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-keep one's pecker up.ogg Forms: keeps one's pecker up [present, singular, third-person], keeping one's pecker up [participle, present], kept one's pecker up [participle, past], kept one's pecker up [past]
Etymology: From pecker, meaning "nose", by analogy with beak. Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> one's pecker up}} keep one's pecker up (third-person singular simple present keeps one's pecker up, present participle keeping one's pecker up, simple past and past participle kept one's pecker up)
  1. (chiefly British, idiomatic) To remain cheerful; keep smiling. Tags: British, idiomatic Related terms: keep one's chin up
    Sense id: en-keep_one's_pecker_up-en-verb-EjI6C6Bw Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
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    {
      "form": "kept one's pecker up",
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        {
          "ref": "1880, Talbot Baines Reed, The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's:",
          "text": "“Of course you will,” said Wraysford, cheerily; “it’s hard lines at first. Keep your pecker up, young ’un.” The young ’un, despite this friendly advice, felt very far from keeping up his pecker. But he did his best, and worked his face into a melancholy sort of a smile.",
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        },
        {
          "text": ", Episode 12, The Cyclops\n--Keep your pecker up, says Joe. She'd have won the money only for the other dog."
        },
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          "ref": "1977, W. Somerset Maugham, Collected short stories:",
          "text": "\"Nerves a bit dicky, eh? Playing a tune to keep your pecker up?\"",
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        {
          "ref": "2003, Janet Floyd, Laurel Forster, The recipe reader: narratives, contexts, traditions:",
          "text": "All you need is a box of goodies to keep your pecker up, ...",
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        "To remain cheerful; keep smiling."
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        "(chiefly British, idiomatic) To remain cheerful; keep smiling."
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