pep pill
noun
: any of various stimulant drugs in pill or tablet form
—sometimes used figuratively
To a nation still in mourning, the lads from Liverpool were just the pep pill [=boost] America needed.—
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Well, in her unpublished memoirs, Garland revealed how the studio kept her and the other child actors going: Forcing them to take pep pills during the day that suppressed appetite and provided energy boosts, and sleeping pills at night.
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Plus there's nothing like a pep pill to drive active placebo effects.
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refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2018
Plus there's nothing like a pep pill to drive active placebo effects.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2010
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pep pill
noun
: any of various stimulant drugs (as amphetamine) in pill or tablet form
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