blue pill
Rejection of the red pill philosophy.
ˈblu ˈpɪlDocumented since 1990s1990sGen ZhistoricalCurrent58 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026＋ Add a definition
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Born ~1999 · 1 year of recorded useMillennial / early-internet eraSee decade cohort →
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#1·Apr 26, 2026
Rejection of the red pill philosophy.
He scarcely knew a single soul in the metropolis: and were it not for his doctor, and the society of his blue-pill, and his liver complaint, he must have died of loneliness.
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“i heard that boofing the blue pill also takes you out of the matrix.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 26, 2026
(slang) A pill of sildenafil (Viagra), used to treat erectile dysfunction.
" I'm getting old and it doesn't agree with me. I know I'll be fearfully cranky by the time I'm sixty. But perhaps all I need is a course of blue pills."
Origin: (rejection of the red pill): From a scene in the film The Matrix (1999), where the main character, who lives in a virtual world known as the Matrix, is given a choice between a red pill that will allow him to learn the truth about the Matrix and a blue pill that will return him to his simulated life. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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“Have yet to see a serious post using "maxxing" or "red pill / blue pill" and it not be a biggoted take disguised as progressive propaganda”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 26, 2026
(transitive) To reject the red pill philosophy.
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