blue pill
Americannoun
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
The remedies applied were bleeding, a portion of opium, blue pill, and some sort of salts—not the common Epsom.
From The Backwoods of Canada Being Letters From The Wife of an Emigrant Officer, Illustrative of the Domestic Economy of British America by Traill, Catharine Parr Strickland
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