English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the wide smile of the character used to advertise the drink.
Kool-Aid smile (plural Kool-Aid smiles)
- (US, idiomatic, informal) A large, beaming smile.
2007, Michele A. Fletcher, Charge It to the Game, page 116:"We in E," they said in unison as big Kool-Aid smiles popped up on everybody's faces.