red pill
noun
variants
or less commonly Red Pill
plural red pills also Red Pills
slang
: something that causes someone to become aware of or recognize the truth or facts (as of a situation)
—usually used in the phrase take the red pill
… take the red pill and learn more about the leading causes of climate change and its effects.—Elizabeth Jenkins
—often used by and about followers of ultra-conservative or extremist ideologies to refer to the adoption of such ideologiesBut taking the red pill … is much more commonly used on the internet to denote a right-wing political awakening.—Jake Swearingen
… a term used in masculinist communities, "taking the red pill", which describes awakening to the "fact" that women are vain and vacuous and select their partners solely on genetically determined physical attributes.—Newsweek.com
—sometimes used before another nounthe red pill movement
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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