spicy pillow

noun

A lithium ion battery, or less commonly, a lead-acid battery, that has swollen due to gases building up inside.

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Meanings

nounspicy pillow (plural spicy pillows)

plural spicy pillows

  1. humorousslangA lithium ion battery, or less commonly, a lead-acid battery, that has swollen due to gases building up inside.

    Spicy pillow

    2019 December 15, u/Yahay505, “So that’s why the dash cam kept boot looping”, in Reddit, r/techsupportgore
    1 more example

    Ooh a spicy pillow

    2018 September 25, u/zxasazx, “What do you mean the battery is causing my phone to fall apart?”, in Reddit, r/mobilerepair

Origin

spicy + pillow, metonymically referring to plump shape and comedically understating the danger.

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APA

spicy pillow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spicy%20pillow

MLA

“spicy pillow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spicy%20pillow. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spicy pillow,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spicy%20pillow.

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