English Explanatory Dictionary

purple pill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An esomeprazole tablet, taken to reduce stomach acidity.
  2. A philosophy that rejects both the red pill and the blue pill and instead opts for a moderate approach.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

purple pill purple pills

Etymology

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.

Derived words

purplepiller
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