"-pilled" meaning in English

See -pilled in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: more -pilled [comparative], most -pilled [superlative]
Etymology: Influenced by redpilled, blackpilled, etc. whose stems refer to the colour of the notional pill rather than their actual effects. Etymology templates: {{m|en|redpilled}} redpilled, {{m|en|blackpilled}} blackpilled Head templates: {{en-adj}} -pilled (adjective-forming suffix, comparative more -pilled, superlative most -pilled)
  1. (originally 4chan slang) Forming adjectives denoting dedication to or a heightened awareness of something. Tags: morpheme Translations (Translations): -pilleröity (Finnish), pilulé (French)
    Sense id: en--pilled-en-suffix-m1E2eHRy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks

Download JSON data for -pilled meaning in English (3.3kB)

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          "text": "No longer simply an allegory for the trans experience in the Matrix, or right wing radicalisation on shady corners of the internet, the 'pilled' suffix has moved beyond internet-speak and has become a part of our everyday vernacular. Have you discovered the benefits of fish oil? You're fish oil-pilled. Are you fangirling over Rihanna? You're Riri-pilled. Are you obsessed with the salacious dynamic between Euphoria's Maddy and Cassie? You're bitchpilled.]",
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          "ref": "2023 January 13, Saahil Desai, “You Don't Know How Bad the Pizza Box Is”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 2023-01-16",
          "text": "By merely looking at a pie, I can tell you whether the cornicione is too puffy or just right, if the crust could use a bit more leoparding, and whether the dough should have spent another day in the fridge. I am now, in a word, pizza-pilled.",
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