variants or less commonly blue pilled or bluepilled
disparaging
: unaware of or not recognizing the truth or facts of something (such as a situation) : misinformed, naive
Red pill advocates view themselves as more enlightened than those they deem blue-pilled.Tine Munk
Someone who is "blue pilled" accepts the mainstream narrative and is ignorant of the "real" way of the world.Maddy Mussen
She believed in conspiracy theories … and if we were going to be compatible I had to believe in them too. Sadly, I had to let her down. … It turns out I'm brainwashed, or "blue-pilled" as she called it.Anonymous, at The Daily Telegraph Online (Australia)
often used of followers of politically liberal or progressive ideologies
… the right has successfully branded itself as … independent thinkers fixated on telling the truth when blue-pilled liberals can't step outside of their fantasy land.David Min

Word History

Etymology

past participle of blue pill, verb, taken as the counterpart to red pill entry 2

First Known Use

2014, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blue-pilled was in 2014

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“Blue-pilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue-pilled. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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