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单词 chill pill
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chill pilln.

Brit. /ˈtʃɪl ˌpɪl/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪl ˌpɪl/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chill v., pill n.3
Etymology: < chill v. + pill n.3
slang (originally U.S.).
A (notional) pill used to calm or relax a person. Frequently in to take a chill pill: to calm down, to relax, to ‘chill out’ (usually in imperative). Cf. chill v. Additions 4a.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > become composed or calm [verb (intransitive)]
saughtelc1400
breathe1485
pacify1509
settle1591
compose1663
to breathe freely (also easy, easily)1695
tranquillize1748
cool1836
simmer down1842
calm1877
relax1907
to cool it1952
to Zen out1968
mellow1974
to take a chill pill1981
chillax1994
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > analgesic > [noun] > soothing medicine
lenitive1563
acopon1566
mitigator1586
diminutive1596
assuagement1599
mitigatory1656
levative1657
lenient1672
balsamic1713
demulcent1732
assuasive1829
mitigant1838
obtundent1842
torpent1882
chill pill1981
1981 in Western Folklore (1985) 44 8 The terms ‘take a chill pill’.., and ‘cool out’..are drug-related.
1985 D. Toop Rap Attack 159 Take a chill pill Moms.
1995 Santa Fe New Mexican (Nexis) 8 June d4 [He] resigned as..basketball coach..saying he needed a ‘chill pill’.
1999 C. Dolan Ascension Day (2000) viii. 171 I was told it was a chill pill. You know—Ativan? But it wasn't. It was acid.
2005 TNT Mag. 7 Mar. 5/2 All I have heard is bitching and moaning since it began. Take a chill pill, Brits, and enjoy it.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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