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blue pill

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of blue pill

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

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In the 1999 film “The Matrix,” Morpheus gives Neo the choice of a blue pill or red pill.

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

All because of a small blue pill, brand name Truvada.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2019

Grey powder, blue pill, and calomel are the three forms in one or other of which mercurials are commonly given.

From The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases by West, Charles