pill popper

American  

noun

Informal.

1. a person who takes pills regularly and in quantity.

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Etymology

Origin of pill popper

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

In "August: Osage" she's a pill popper with senile dementia.

From Los Angeles Times

McDonnell was a regular Anatabloc pill popper: “They work for me!” he told his staff.

From Slate

Her latest came out today, suggesting that de-identified prescription data — which marketing companies have access to, a right recently affirmed by the Supreme Court — contains rich enough details — including your age and gender, doctor’s name, diagnosis, and the time and place where you picked it up — that the name of the pill popper could be determined by mashing the data up with other public records.

From Forbes