Phrase guide

black pill

name · noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A suburb in Mumbles community, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS6190).

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noun

Meaning 2

An opium pill.

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Usage: slang

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noun

Meaning 3

A poison pill; a pill intended to kill the person who ingests it.

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noun

Meaning 4

A hypothetical pill with a specific probability of causing death, which one is offered a large sum of money in order to take, as a philosophical dilemma.

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Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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noun

Meaning 5

A traditional Tibetan remedy.

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noun

Meaning 6

A notional pill taken by those who have adopted a nihilistic, usually (but not necessarily) far-right philosophy, or those who are pessimistic about social or political issues.

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Usage: attributive, often

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noun

Meaning 7

The belief that genetics and appearance (as defined by LMS and PSL theory) determine one's destiny and that effort (especially regarding the sexual marketplace) is futile.

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Qualifier: incel slang

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noun

Meaning 8

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, pill.

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verb

Meaning 9

To cause another to adopt a nihilistic philosophy.

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Usage: transitive

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verb

Meaning 10

To accept that genetics and appearance (as defined by LMS and PSL theory) determine one's destiny and that effort (especially regarding the sexual marketplace) is futile.

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Qualifier: incel slang

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History

Etymology

Nihilism sense influenced by preexisting red pill. See there for further explanation.