blue pill

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a pill of blue mass, used in medicine chiefly as a cathartic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blue pill¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

The film’s centerpiece red pill versus blue pill moment centers the frame among oversized, glowing capsules.

From Los Angeles Times

For Cosm, it’s the early days, but it’s a vision that needs neither a red nor blue pill.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s so ingrained in the public psyche — everyone is always talking about “I’m going down the rabbit hole” or “red pill, blue pill.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

On one hand, the little blue pill has undoubtedly helped millions of people struggling with erectile dysfunction and helped erase some of the stigma around it.

From Salon