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drunk the Kool-Aid

drunk the Kool-Aid is the simple past and past participle of drink the Kool-Aid.

Meaning of drink the Kool-Aid

Verb

drink the Kool-Aid (third-person singular simple present drinks the Kool-Aid, present participle drinking the Kool-Aid, simple past drank the Kool-Aid, past participle drunk the Kool-Aid)

  1. (US, colloquial) To come under the influence of a leader, organization, or movement to the point of believing uncritically in an espoused idea or ideology.
    • Outside the Convention Center, meanwhile, protesters on either side of police barricades waved signs, chanted, sang songs and heckled people walking inside to attend the fundraiser. Signs included "Limp Wrists Make Strong Fists," "I'd Rather Be Dead Than Born Again" and "Abort the Moral Majority."...1982 April 24, Claude Peck, “Demo Greets Falwell During Visit to Minneapolis”, in Gay Community News, page 3

Questions about drunk the Kool-Aid

What is drunk the Kool-Aid the simple past and past participle of?
Drunk the Kool-Aid is the simple past and past participle of drink the Kool-Aid.

Words near drunk the Kool-Aid in the dictionary

  1. drunk text
  2. drunk texted
  3. drunk texting
  4. drunk texts
  5. drunk the Kool Aid
  6. drunk the Kool-Aid
  7. drunk to
  8. drunk under
  9. drunk up
  10. drunk with the flies
  11. drunk words are sober thoughts

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