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dope

dope /doʊp/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciationdohp Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, doped, dop·ing.

–noun 1. any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
2. an absorbent material used to absorb and hold a liquid, as in the manufacture of dynamite.
3. Aeronautics. a. any of various varnishlike products for coating a fabric, as of airplane wings, in order to make it waterproof, stronger, etc.
b. a similar product used to coat the fabric of a balloon to reduce gas leakage.

4. Slang. a. any narcotic or narcoticlike drug taken to induce euphoria or satisfy addiction.
b. any illicit drug.

5. Slang. a narcotic preparation given surreptitiously to a horse to improve or retard its performance in a race.
6. Slang. information, data, or news: What's the latest dope on the strike?
7. Informal. a stupid or unresponsive person.
8. Southern U.S. (chiefly South Atlantic States). soda pop, esp. cola-flavored.
9. North Central U.S. (chiefly Ohio). syrup used as a topping for ice cream.

–verb (used with object) 10. Slang. to affect with dope or drugs.
11. to apply or treat with dope.
12. Electronics. to add or treat (a pure semiconductor) with a dopant.
–verb (used without object) 13. Slang. to take drugs.
—Verb phrase14. dope out, Slang. a. to figure out; calculate; devise: to dope out a plan.
b. to deduce or infer from available information: to dope out a solution to a problem.


Origin: 1840–50, 1885–90 for def. 4, 1900–05 for def. 6; < D doop (dial.) sauce, deriv. of dopen to dip
dope is any narcotic, narcoticlike drug taken to induce euphoria or satisfy addiction.
its any illicit drug.
by Karlah March 16, 2008
mugGet the dopemug.

dope

That is cool
A word for drugs on the street
That dope we had last night was dope.
Lets get some dope from the city
That outfit is dope
by velina December 12, 2003
mugGet the dopemug.

dope

another word for maurjauna or drugs.
"yo bro u got any dope?"
by lLeWeLlyN September 1, 2004
mugGet the dopemug.

dope

1.) A word (derogatory) that implies someone is stupid or reckless.
2.) A term for drugs (most commonly heroin or cannabis).
1.) Jeremy walked into a phone booth, what a dope!

2.) Hey kids, let's go smoke some dope!
by diamondmanizzle3 October 28, 2013
mugGet the dopemug.

dope

The cops found the dope I had hidden under my nuts
by blahblah March 16, 2004
mugGet the dopemug.

dope

This is dope!
by rebecca March 30, 2003
mugGet the dopemug.

dope

Dope is also referred to as ice. AKA Meth.
Hey man you got that dope?
I got some killer dope.
by Austin-AKA_the_Dope_Boy December 31, 2008
mugGet the dopemug.

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