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purple pill

purple pill noun: an esomeprazole tablet, taken to reduce stomach acidity.

Noun

purple pill (plural purple pills)

  1. An esomeprazole tablet, taken to reduce stomach acidity.
  2. (incel slang) A philosophy that rejects both the red pill and the blue pill and instead opts for a moderate approach.
    • The purple pill is the incel version of centrism.2019 June 11, “The Extremist Medicine Cabinet: A Guide to Online “Pills””, in ADL

Forms of purple pill

pluralpurple pills

Origin of purple pill

From an advertising slogan for the branded version, Nexium. The incel sense is from a mix of the colors red and blue, modeled after red pill and blue pill.

Words formed from purple pill

Words that rhyme with purple pill

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Questions about purple pill

What does purple pill mean?
Purple pill means an esomeprazole tablet, taken to reduce stomach acidity.
What part of speech is purple pill?
Purple pill is a noun.
What is the plural of purple pill?
The plural of purple pill is purple pills.

Words near purple pill in the dictionary

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