go pill

English

Etymology

Referring to its stimulant effects.

Noun

go pill (plural go pills)

  1. (informal) Any drug used to promote wakefulness, such as amphetamine.
    Coordinate term: no-go pill
    • 2013, Barbara Sahakian, Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta, Bad Moves: How decision making goes wrong, and the ethics of smart drugs‎[1], OUP Oxford, →ISBN:
      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.
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