perk3

 
Pronunciation: /pəːk/
informal

verb

  • (with reference to coffee) percolate: [no object]: while the coffee perks, head out for the morning paper [with object]: she showed us how to perk the coffee

noun

  • a coffee percolator: Leo hooked up an extension cord for me so I can use my perk

Origin:

1930s: abbreviation of percolate