perked up

1. 1.

   made or become more cheerful or lively

   “his attention made her feel all perked up”

   Similarenlivened

Questions about perked up

What does perked up mean?

perked up means "made or become more cheerful or lively".

Is perked up a common word?

perked up is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.