blue pill
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of blue pill
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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They could have taken the blue pill and lived in peace but instead they still chose the red pill, he says of Neo and rest, to play the heroes.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2024
The blue pill offered the chance to remain in his comfortable fantasy world, believing whatever he wants to believe.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
Pop the blue pill and return to life as Mr Anderson blissfully unaware of the matrix, the simulated world created to covertly enslave humanity.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2021
A teaser poster for "The Matrix Resurrections" was also revealed alongside an updated interactive website that displays the familiar options of choosing the red pill or the blue pill.
From Fox News ● Sep. 7, 2021
How many serious family quarrels, marriages out of spite, alterations of wills, and secessions to the Church of Rome, might have been prevented by a gentle dose of blue pill!
From Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn by Kingsley, Henry
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