kool-aid
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.25 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A fad or ideology that is adopted unquestioningly, ignoring its hidden dangers or disadvantages.
noun
Alternative form of Kool-Aid (unquestioned fad or ideology).
Example Sentences
- "The problem today isn't really with the Kool Aids; it's with society's refusal to distinguish between him and all the rest who fall into the hands of the system."
- "Pfizer reps departed training with a “Pass me the Kool-Aid” conviction that not only were our drugs the best in the industry, but also that our company was the best in the world."
- "Kids are force-fed the Kool-Aid while their skulls are still soft. They have no concept of rational thought and their parents drag them to a church and force them to learn mythology disguised as religious doctrine and try to sell it as fact."
- "Hopefully by now you are beginning to see how the Kool-Aid is made, realized it is not poison, and are thinking about taking a sip. You are ready to rush out, buy your first bitcoin, and cash in on the digital gold rush."
- "Memorably referred to by Warren Buffet in early 2008 as the 'poetic justice' of 'toxic Kool-Aid' (Dabrowski 2008), the specific issue addressed by these initiatives was the value, valuation, and circulation of assets related to and derived from US sub-prime mortgages."
- "Suitcases full of Kool-Aid seem to have been wheeled into Boris Johnson’s meeting with Tory MPs last night."
Etymology
Usage
- American usage