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   Dope

   /dōp/

   

   noun

   • 1. a drug taken illegally for recreational purposes, especially marijuana or heroin: informal "my dad caught me smoking dope" Similar drugsnarcoticsaddictive drugsrecreational drugsillegal drugscannabisheroin
   • ▪ a drug given to a racehorse or greyhound to enhance or inhibit its performance.
   • ▪ a drug taken by an athlete to improve performance: "he failed a dope test"
   • 2. a stupid person: informal "though he wasn't an intellectual giant, he was no dope either" Similar foolidiothalfwitnincompoopblockheadbuffoonduncedoltignoramuscretinimbeciledullardmoronsimpletonclodinformal:ninnychumpdimwitnitwitgoondumbodummydum-dumdumbbellloonjackassboneheadfatheadnumbskulldunderheadchuckleheadknuckleheadmuttonheadpudding-headthickheadwooden-headairheadpinheadlamebrainpeabrainbirdbrainzombiejerknerddipstickdonkeynoodlenitnumptytwitclotassgoatplonkerberkpratpillockwallygitwazzockdivvynerktwerpcharliemugmuppetnyaffballoonsumphgowkgobdawschmuckbozobooblamerturkeyschlepperchowderheaddumbheaddumbassgoofballgoofgoofusgalootdorklummoxklutzputzschlemielsapmeatballginkcluckclunkding-dongdingbatwienerweenydipsimpspudcootpalookapoopsquareheadyo-yodingleberrywing nutdrongodillalecgalahnongboganpoonboofheadmomparavulgar slang:knobheadasshatarchaic:tomfoolnoddyclodpoleloggerheadspoonymooncalf
   • 3. information about a subject, especially if not generally known: informal "our reviewer will give you the dope on hot spots around the town" Similar informationdetailsparticularsfactsfiguresstatisticsdataknowledgeintelligenceinstructionadviceguidancedirectioncounselenlightenmentnewsnoticewordmaterialdocumentationdocumentsinformal:infothe lowdownthe inside storythe latestbumfdeetsgen
   • 4. a varnish applied to the fabric surface of model aircraft to strengthen them and keep them airtight.
   • ▪ a thick liquid used as a lubricant.

   verb

   • 1. administer drugs to (a racehorse, greyhound, or athlete) in order to enhance or inhibit sporting performance: "the horse was doped before the race" Similar drugadminister drugs/opiates/narcotics totamper withinterfere withdisablestupefysedatebefuddleinebriateintoxicatenarcotizeincapacitateweakenknock outanesthetizegive an anesthetic tomake/render unconsciousinformal:nobble
   • ▪ be heavily under the influence of drugs, typically illegal ones: informal "he was so doped up that he can't remember a thing"
   • ▪ treat (food or drink) with drugs: "maybe they had doped her water" Similar add drugs totamper withadulteratecontaminateinformal:lacespikeslip a Mickey Finn intodoctorcut
   • ▪ regularly take illegal drugs. informal, dated
   • 2. smear or cover with varnish or other thick liquid: "she doped the surface with photographic emulsion"
   • 3. add an impurity to (a semiconductor) to produce a desired electrical characteristic.

   adjective

   • 1. very good: informal "that suit is dope!"

   Word Origin early 19th century (in the sense ‘thick liquid’): from Dutch doop ‘sauce’, from doopen ‘to dip, mix’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. doper noun

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   Is dope a slang word?

   • As far as words go, dope is a pretty dope word because it can mean many, many things. A dope can be a fool, a slang term for “excellent,” or refer to drugs like marijuana. Doping is using performance-enhancing drugs in sports. Where does dope come from?

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   What is a dope city?

   • A dope city is 2000s slang for a neighborhood where drugs are prevalent. Dope spread into the hip-hop lexicon in its early days. Clean-living rapper Spoonie Gee cautioned teens on his 1979 “Spoonin Rap: “You better look alive, not like you take dope.”

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   What does a dope do?

   • Dope or a dope is a substance which is added to improve the properties of something. Dopes, such as ethyl nitrate, are known to have a smoothing effect upon the combustion of some fuels. The ignition quality of compression ignition engine fuels may be improved by the addition of dopes.

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   Where did the word dope come from?

   • Dope comes from the Dutch doop, meaning “thick sauce” and used for various types of gravy in English in the early 1800s. By the 1850s, dope was a mild insult for a “stupid person” … even Disney’s 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarves featured Dopey. You know what else is thick and sticky? Opium, referred to as dope by the 1880s.

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