red pill
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- noun
- /rɛd pɪl/
- Jargon
- For many, the red pill represents the moment when they decide to stop living in denial and confront reality.
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Examples
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Choosing to take the red pill means you are ready to face the truth, no matter how difficult it may be.
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It took me a long time to come to terms with the full implications of the red pill, but it was a liberating experience.
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I am giving you the option to take the red pill.
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I took the red pill, you might say.
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I hope from the bottom of my heart that he comes to the same conclusions you did, that he takes the red pill.
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The government's telling you, or you can take the red pill and you can really see what's going on.
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Both of us finding the red pill and focusing on what and who we can change (ourselves, not each other) has resulted in a relationship between us that I would not have, at one time, thought possible.
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It is the red pill vs. blue pill dilemma.
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I credit his timely advice and encouragement as a catalyst for finding and reading MMSL, taking the red pill, and beginning a conscious (and much more satisfying) relationship with my wife.
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In the movie, taking the red pill signifies a person's willingness to discover the harsh realities of the world.
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red + pill
The meaning of 'red pill' as choosing to accept harsh reality comes from a cultural metaphor (The Matrix) rather than the literal meanings of 'red' (a color) and 'pill' (a small tablet). A B1 learner who knows the constituent words would not be able to infer the ideological/epistemic sense from those parts alone; although 'pill' can be metaphorical in other phrases, the specific 'red pill' usage is culture-specific and unpredictable. Therefore the expression is opaque without prior exposure.
Etymology
Red pill comes from the movie The Matrix, where a character must choose a red or blue pill to see the real world. Choosing the red pill meant waking up to a hard truth instead of staying 'ignorant', so today it means choosing to become aware of an uncomfortable reality.