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Etymology
Of pecker, meaning the mouth.

Phrase
keep your pecker up

1. context|mostly|UK idiomatic remain cheerful; keep smiling

#*1880, w:Talbot Baines Reed|Talbot Baines Reed, The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's,
#:�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.

See also
keep your chin up

Usage notes
In America, this phrase is not used, so may be mistaken as a vulgar command to keep your pecker as in penis up.

• 2007-11-17 17:54 - Goldenrowley - /* Usage notes */ tried to clarify.

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