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blue pill

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
blue pill
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of blue mass (“pill of prepared mercury”).

noun

A pill of sildenafil (Viagra), used to treat erectile dysfunction.

Slang

noun

Rejection of the red pill philosophy.

verb

To reject the red pill philosophy.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

(rejection of the red pill): From a scene in the film The Matrix (1999), where the main character, who lives in a virtual world known as the Matrix, is given a choice between a red pill that will allow him to learn the truth about the Matrix and a blue pill that will return him to his simulated life.

Usage

Inflected Forms

blue pills (plural) bluepill (alternative) blue-pill (alternative) blue pills (present, singular) blue pilling (participle, present) blue pilled (participle, past) blue pilled (past)

Phrases

black pill white pill

Frequently Paired Words

black pill white pill

Synonyms

blue mass bluey little blue pill

Antonyms

red pill

Questions

What does blue pill mean?
Synonym of blue mass (“pill of prepared mercury”).
Where does blue pill come from?
(rejection of the red pill): From a scene in the film The Matrix (1999), where the main character, who lives in a virtual world known as the Matrix, is given a choice between a red pill that will allow him to learn the truth about the Matrix and a blue pill that will return him to his simulated life.

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