a pill that is intended to help slimmers lose weight
diet pill in American English
noun
a tablet or capsule containing chemical substances that aid in reducing or controlling body weight, usually by suppressing the appetite
Word origin
[1965–70]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: T cell, double-book, genetic engineering, isometric exercise, no-fault
Examples of 'diet pill' in a sentence
diet pill
The diet pills have certainly helped me get back on track.
The Sun (2013)
I'm at the mall on a diet pill!
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The latest is a diet pill that you can buy over the counter.
The Sun (2009)
To date, nobody has made a diet pill that is wholly safe and effective.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Little wonder the diet pill market is worth more than 125 million.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She oversees a company that makes a virulent variety of diet pill, fashioning excess human fat into alien creatures.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Nuratrim, the newest arrival in the diet-pill market, claims to have no such side effects and has been cleared by the authorities.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Then there was the diet pill.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This is not a 'quick fix' diet pill and should only be taken by people with a body mass index of 28 or greater.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Researchers also raised concerns that diet pills were not tested enough.