Kool-Aid

[kool-eyd]

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a powdered mix used to make a sugary, fruit-flavored drink.

noun

1. a drink made from this mix.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kool-Aid¹

Kool-Aid def. 3 in reference to the 1978 Jonestown Massacre, in which a cult leader supposedly convinced followers to drink a poisoned beverage

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. drink the Kool-Aid, to support or believe in something in a blindly enthusiastic way.

   A level-headed reporter, he didn’t drink the Kool-Aid on the tax issue.