To blindly follow and support a cause, sports team, religion, protest, political figure, etc. without first looking into it or researching it
Example 1:
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Mike: So who did you vote for in this past presidential election??
Jim: I voted for Obama!!
Mike: Why? Was it his promise for change? His economic policies?
Jim: Huh? ohhh no I just did it because everyone else did.
Mike: Jim..dude, stop drinking the kool-aid.
Example 2:
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Roxanne: Brian, I've noticed you go to church quite a bit lately, how come??
Brian: Ohhh Roxanne its simple really, if you don't go to church people won't like you.
Roxanne: You know nothing about religion do you? Not one thing...Lemme guess your doing it because you just want people to look at you in a good way?
Brian: Nope not one thing and yup pretty much
Roxanne: Brian.....Stop drinking the kool-aid
Example 3:
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Max: Ohhhh my god, why does ESPN always have to talk about Charlie Weis and Notre Dame!?!?!?
Jack: Well he is a decent coach and they are a good team?
Max: Since when?? Weis sucks as a coach and Notre Dame is overrated due to their schedule and pure talent
Jack: Well ESPN says they're good
Max: Stop drinking the kool-aid , get off the bandwagonand take off those rose colored glasses.
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Mike: So who did you vote for in this past presidential election??
Jim: I voted for Obama!!
Mike: Why? Was it his promise for change? His economic policies?
Jim: Huh? ohhh no I just did it because everyone else did.
Mike: Jim..dude, stop drinking the kool-aid.
Example 2:
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Roxanne: Brian, I've noticed you go to church quite a bit lately, how come??
Brian: Ohhh Roxanne its simple really, if you don't go to church people won't like you.
Roxanne: You know nothing about religion do you? Not one thing...Lemme guess your doing it because you just want people to look at you in a good way?
Brian: Nope not one thing and yup pretty much
Roxanne: Brian.....Stop drinking the kool-aid
Example 3:
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Max: Ohhhh my god, why does ESPN always have to talk about Charlie Weis and Notre Dame!?!?!?
Jack: Well he is a decent coach and they are a good team?
Max: Since when?? Weis sucks as a coach and Notre Dame is overrated due to their schedule and pure talent
Jack: Well ESPN says they're good
Max: Stop drinking the kool-aid , get off the bandwagonand take off those rose colored glasses.
by Dennys menus September 25, 2009
by ryanjames May 26, 2006
Jack is really trying to get ahead at work. He doesn't hang out with the rest of the slackers, any more. I think he's been drinking the kool-aid.
by Duh!Vinci August 24, 2006
To make a wholehearted, unconditional commitment (to some group, or idea, or plan) in contrast to choosing an alternative. It emphasizes a resolute decision (good or bad) in response to a choice.
This is a reference to the "electric Kool-Aid acid tests," which were LSD parties held in the San Francisco Bay area in the mid 1960's. Someone who was willing to drink the LSD-laced Kool-Aid had, symbolically, made a choice to join (if only for a few hours) a counterculture that stood against conventional society. Once you take acid, you're committed -- the trip lasts for hours and you can't cut it short or change your mind. Once you've drunk the kool-aid, you're firmly committed.
IMHO it is not about suicide: kool-aid isn't a symbol for poison.
This is a reference to the "electric Kool-Aid acid tests," which were LSD parties held in the San Francisco Bay area in the mid 1960's. Someone who was willing to drink the LSD-laced Kool-Aid had, symbolically, made a choice to join (if only for a few hours) a counterculture that stood against conventional society. Once you take acid, you're committed -- the trip lasts for hours and you can't cut it short or change your mind. Once you've drunk the kool-aid, you're firmly committed.
IMHO it is not about suicide: kool-aid isn't a symbol for poison.
Coach got his players to drink the kool-aid.
I really like Macintosh computers; I've totally drunk the Apple kool-aid.
That berserk guy who tried to kill people at the Tides Foundation really had drunk the kool-aid that the right-wing media were serving.
I really like Macintosh computers; I've totally drunk the Apple kool-aid.
That berserk guy who tried to kill people at the Tides Foundation really had drunk the kool-aid that the right-wing media were serving.
by LandruBek February 23, 2011
Comes from a religious mass suicide from poisoned kool-aid. When people are going to a meeting of a controversial group, they are sometimes warned not to drink the kool-aid
by bob. November 24, 2004
One specific form of the more general term drink the kool-aid. Please refer to that definition for a more complete understanding.
by Nugget April 26, 2005
by Keith Moe July 17, 2008