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a literal kick from behind, sold equally as rocket fuel and self-help.
means A person or thing that boosts something — whether an enthusiastic supporter, an extra dose that strengthens a vaccine's effect, or a device that amplifies power or signal.
from From the verb 'boost,' which surfaced in 19th-century American English meaning to push or shove someone upward from behind — the kind of lift you'd give a friend over a fence. Its own roots are murky, likely just expressive American slang rather than a borrowing. From that literal heave came every figurative sense: the civic 'booster' cheering on his town, the rocket 'booster' shoving a payload skyward, and the medical 'booster' giving the immune system a second nudge.
- rocket origin
- first stage does the dirty work, then drops away
- vaccine sense
- reminds your immune memory before it gets lazy
- car seats
- lifts kids so seatbelts cross bone, not gut
- club meaning
- booster clubs fund high school sports nationwide
- signal kind
- amplifies weak phone bars into bearable ones
covid-19 mrna booster shots — pfizer and moderna third doses administered to millions starting september 2021