Meanings
noungo pill (plural go pills)
plural go pills
- informalAny drug used to promote wakefulness, such as amphetamine.
In 2003, modafinil was approved by the United States Department of the Air Force as a ‘Go Pill’ for management of fatigue in certain aircrews.
2013, Barbara Sahakian, Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta, Bad Moves: How decision making goes wrong, and the ethics of smart drugs, OUP Oxford, →ISBN
Origin
Referring to its stimulant effects.
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go pill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20pill
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