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thrill pill noun a central nervous system stimulant in tablet form US A reduplication that never really caught on; too true for a euphemism and too euphemistic for the street.- Goofballs, yellow jackets, wild geronimos, red birds, blue heaven, idiot pills, thrill pills, red devils – what do they mean to you? — San Francisco Examiner, p. 18, 19 May 1953
- And he prescribed an amphetamine, which I believe is the generic term for Dexedrine, Benzedrine, Byphetamine, and the base for most diet pills, mood elevators, pep pills, thrill pills, etc. — Lenny Bruce, How to Talk Dirty and Influence People, p. 132, 1965
- — William D. Alsever, Glossary for the Establishment and Other Uptight People, p. 1, December 1970
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