red pill
noun
something that makes someone aware of some unpleasant but supposedly true and important idea.
red pills
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pluralof red pill.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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AMY: In those day, there were no red pills or blue pills.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2018
Dedicated members of the manosphere groups tend to see the world as divided between consumers of blue pills and red pills, a concept borrowed from the “Matrix” films.
From Economist ● Jun. 16, 2016
He said research shows that consumers often think large pills work better than smaller ones, brand names outperform their generic equivalents, and even that red pills fight pain better than blue ones.
From US News ● Jan. 28, 2015
Twenty minutes after I swallowed the red pills, the earache was gone.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
We dropped to our knees after them, after the red pills, the red dots, the red, fiery moons, spinning suddenly, whirling, twirling, racing across the white floor.
From Inside John Barth by Leo Dillon
