drink the Kool-Aid
(chiefly, US, colloquial, derogatory) To come under the influence of a leader, organization, or movement to the point of believing uncritically in an espoused idea or ideology.
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Born ~1978 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
Indiana voters drink the KOOL-AID once again. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...
In a shrinking cult hemorrhaging members, 100% of the remaining acolytes will still drink the Kool-Aid. Trump is a failed business man with 6 bankruptcies who doesn't know how percentages work.
Take your own advice. I don’t drink the Kool-Aid. I stay connected to objective reality, something the Democratic Party has trouble doing.
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(chiefly, US, colloquial, derogatory) To come under the influence of a leader, organization, or movement to the point of believing uncritically in an espoused idea or ideology.
“Indiana voters drink the KOOL-AID once again. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...”
“In a shrinking cult hemorrhaging members, 100% of the remaining acolytes will still drink the Kool-Aid. Trump is a failed business man with 6 bankruptcies who doesn't know how percentages work.”
“Take your own advice. I don’t drink the Kool-Aid. I stay connected to objective reality, something the Democratic Party has trouble doing.”
“Indiana voters drink the KOOL-AID once again. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“In a shrinking cult hemorrhaging members, 100% of the remaining acolytes will still drink the Kool-Aid. Trump is a failed business man with 6 bankruptcies who doesn't know how percentages work.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Take your own advice. I don’t drink the Kool-Aid. I stay connected to objective reality, something the Democratic Party has trouble doing.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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