Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silly pill

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: sil-ly pill
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hypothetical pill that makes those who take it behave in a silly manner.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"You're all wound up today! Who gave you the silly pill?"
"They need to take a silly pill from time to time, and just let themselves get down on their children's level."
"The Republican Party must have taken a silly pill to think it will continue to have support from veterans and retirees while relentlessly assaulting ..."
"This wildly inventive piece of social satire may go down like a big old silly pill. But after the madness and mayhem, "Meds" leaves an acidic aftertaste."

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

silly pills (plural)

Phrases

goofy juice

Frequently Paired Words

goofy juice

Questions

What does silly pill mean?: A hypothetical pill that makes those who take it behave in a silly manner.

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