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white pill

American  
[wahyt pil] / ˈwaɪt ˈpɪl /

noun

white pills plural
  1. Slang. something that makes someone hopeful about their personal future or about changing society for the better. Compare black pill.


verb (used with object)

white-pilled, white-pilling
  1. Slang. Often, white-pill, to persuade someone to adopt an optimistic worldview.

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Blackwell further accused Fowler of jumping to conclusions and suggesting to the jury that Floyd had a white pill in his mouth in the video of his arrest.

From Washington Times Apr. 14, 2021

The Amazing Johnathan, suffering from a heart condition and with, we’re told, a year or so to live, attempts to swallow the “bane” of his retirement: a large white pill.

From The Guardian Aug. 12, 2019

Pfizer Inc. will begin selling the white pill at half the $65-a-pill retail price on Monday, when its patent-protected monopoly ends.

From Washington Times Dec. 6, 2017

Physical pain—“the greatest evil,” as Saint Augustine once described it—can today be overpowered by a little white pill.

From Slate May 6, 2013

With her hind-legs she holds the white pill bulging with germs lifted above the entrance; gently she turns and returns it, so as to present every side to the life-giving rays. 

From The Life of the Spider by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

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