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black-pilled

black-pilled is the simple past and past participle of black-pill.

Adjective

black-pilled (comparative more black-pilled, superlative most black-pilled)

  1. Infected with a sense of nihilism.
    • Like many young men, Mangione seemed to be some level of “blackpilled,” which in internet terminology is to say he was generally pessimistic about the state of the world and ready to go to extreme lengths to do something about it.2024 December 12, Rebecca Jennings, “Luigi Mangione and the blackpilling of America”, in Vox, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2024
    • One reason to stress these aspects of the Trump agenda (and the falling poll numbers that indicate their costs) is that black-pilled conservatives are understandably allergic to being lectured (especially from elite pulpits) that the situation isn’t as bleak as they believe.2025 April 26, Ross Douthat, “Why Is Trump Struggling? His Administration Is Too Black-Pilled.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  2. (incel slang) Having accepted the belief that genetics and appearance (as defined by LMS and PSL theory) determine one's destiny and that personal effort, especially regarding the sexual marketplace, is futile.

Forms of black-pilled

comparativemore black-pilled
superlativemost black-pilled

Questions about black-pilled

What does black-pilled mean?
Black-pilled means infected with a sense of nihilism.
What is black-pilled the simple past and past participle of?
Black-pilled is the simple past and past participle of black-pill.
What part of speech is black-pilled?
Black-pilled is an adjective.

Words near black-pilled in the dictionary

  1. black-on-black
  2. black-or-white
  3. black-out
  4. black-outs
  5. black-pill
  6. black-pilled
  7. black-pilling
  8. black-pills
  9. black-pudding
  10. black-sant
  11. Black-Scholes model

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