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单词 Kool-Aid
释义

Kool-Aid

See also: kool-aid

English

Etymology 1

Trademark, presumably from cool and -ade.

Proper noun

Kool-Aid (plural Kool-Aids)

  1. (US) A sweet, non-carbonated drink made with artificial flavors.

Derived terms

  • Kool-Aid smile
  • Rocky Mountain Kool-Aid

Etymology 2

Back-formation from drink the Kool-Aid.

Noun

Kool-Aid (plural Kool-Aids)

  1. A fad or ideology that is adopted unquestioningly, ignoring its hidden dangers or disadvantages.
    • 1998, Leslie Abramson & ‎Richard Flaste, The Defense is Ready: My Life in Crime, →ISBN:
      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.
    • 2010, Jamie Reidy, Hard Sell: Now a Major Motion Picture LOVE and OTHER DRUGS, →ISBN:
      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.
    • 2011, Jim Cuba, Running with My Pants Down, →ISBN, page 38:
      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.
    • 2014, Brian Kelly, The Bitcoin Big Bang: How Alternative Currencies Are About to Change, →ISBN:
      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.
    • 2015, Paul Langley, Liquidity Lost: The Governance of the Global Financial Crisis, →ISBN, page 60:
      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.

Derived terms

  • drink the Kool-Aid
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