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take the red pill

Originating from the movie The Matrix, this colloquial term means to face the hard reality instead of staying inside the comfort zone of fantasy. Synonym of "face it". Antonym of "take the blue pill".
After procrastinating for 5 hours on the Internet, I decided to take the red pill and start the long essay assignment.
by cutesy pastel living doll March 18, 2014
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Red Pill Rooster

Red Pill Rooster, often found yelling at the sun till everyone wakes up.
“It’s not who did it, why did it, where did it, it’s did it really happen.

You’re on level one bro!” - Red Pill Rooster
by Texas Bear August 11, 2019
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Overdosed on the Red Pill

The feeling that many people with depression get when they feel like they finally see the world as it is, like the veil of ignorance has been lifted from their eyes, and they see it as if everyone who is happy is just blissfully ignorant and fooling themselves, and that they've uncovered the unfortunate truth.
"I wish I could go back to when I was a child and didn't know anything about the world. I used to be all about seeking the truth, no matter how much it hurts y'know, like taking the Red Pill over the Blue Pill, but, now it hurts so much that it almost feels like I Overdosed on the Red Pill"
by ImAComputer October 16, 2020
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redpillar of the community

If you describe someone as a redpillar of the community it means they play an important and active part in redpilling people in the community.
He’s a redpillar of the community
by AnonDoxy April 5, 2023
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redpillincel

Contraction of ‘red pill’ as in The Red Pill community of Reddit and Incel. Used to describe behavior that is undesireable or lacking self awareness.
his redpillincel behaior made it difficult to get a second date.
by The Decorator May 10, 2018
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redpillincel

A highly offensive misogynistic virgin, lacking self-awareness, who can't understand why women dislike them.
Redpillincel behavior is being angry at not being asked out by at least one of the bridesmaids after waiving his cock around at the reception.
by The Decorator May 10, 2018
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take the red pill

From the first Matrix movie. Taking the red pill opens the soon-to-be Neo's eyes to the fantasy that he had been living in. Morpheus says to Neo "You have to understand that many people are not ready to be unplugged, and many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system that they will fight to protect it."

Contrast with taking the blue pill. If Neo would have taken the blue pill, he would have stayed within the Matrix and been blind to reality.
Morpheus asks pre-Neo Keanu to take the red pill. As Neo reaches for the red pill Morpheus warns Neo "Remember, all I'm offering is the truth. Nothing more."
by Peakey April 24, 2006
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