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dope

1 of 3

noun

ˈdōp 

Synonyms of dope

1

informal

: a stupid person

I think fast drivers are dopes.—Randy Wayne White … people are promised windfall profits from can't-miss investments—to be paid, when they are paid at all, only out of money collected from subsequent dopes and dupes.—David Margolick

2

informal

a

: an illicit drug (such as heroin or cocaine) used for its intoxicating or euphoric effects

especially

: marijuana

smoking dope

b

: a preparation (such as an anabolic steroid, diuretic, or tranquilizer) given to a racehorse to help or hinder its performance

3

informal

: information especially from a reliable source

the inside dope on a celebrity's new romance

4

a

: a thick liquid or pasty preparation

Apply a small amount of pipe dope or Teflon tape to the threads of the adapter …—Michael J. McGroarty

b

: a preparation for giving a desired quality to a substance or surface

She … would also glue the canvas over the frames of the planes and then use "dope," a special type of lacquer to harden the body of the plane.—The Washington (Indiana) Times-Herald

c

: absorbent or adsorbent material used in various manufacturing processes (such as the making of dynamite)

A dynamite's strength and its water resistance are determined by the dopes—the particular dry ingredients that are combined with the nitroglycerin.—Bryan Di Salvatore

5

chiefly Southern US

: a cola drink

dope

2 of 3

verb

doped; doping

transitive verb

1

informal

a

: to give a narcotic or intoxicating drug to

It was only when doped with scopolamine that he got any rest.—Robert McAlmon and Kay Boyle

b

: to surreptitiously put a sedating drug into

What does the murder have to do with the phone-date service he was investigating when someone doped his drink?—Marilyn Stasio

c

: to administer a drug to (a horse) to help or hinder performance in a race

Francis rode a doped horse once. The animal … ran right through the first hurdle, throwing Francis, and veered off into the woods nearby, where it was finally captured hours later.—Bill Barich

2

informal

: figure out

—usually used with outThe following day I returned and spent some time trying to dope out the trails the deer was using.—John WeissIt's hard to dope out what, exactly, flavors the lemony, faintly soyish marinade that powers the excellent barbecued chicken …—Sam Sifton

3

: to treat with dope or a dopant

The airfoil leading edge and ribs are fiberglass moldings, and the skin, as on early airplanes, is fabric doped to drum-tightness.—David Scott We developed a method to dope semiconductor nanocrystals with metal impurities, enabling control of the band gap …—David Mocatta et al.

intransitive verb

1

informal

: to take an intoxicating drug

2

informal

: to use a performance-enhancing substance typically banned for use in sports

A week after that surreal scene, Danish hero Bjarne Riis admitted that he'd doped to win the 1996 Tour France Riis …—Austin Murphy

dope

3 of 3

adjective

slang

: excellent

—used as a generalized term of approval

Synonyms

Noun

book

411 [slang]

inside

lowdown

poop [slang]

scoop

skinny [slang]

tip

Verb

answer

break

crack

figure out

puzzle (out)

resolve

riddle (out)

solve

unravel

unriddle

work

work out

Adjective

A-OK

A1

awesome

bang-up

banner

beautiful

blue-chip

blue-ribbon

boffo

bonny [chiefly British]

bonnie

boss [slang]

brag

brave

bully

bumper

capital

choice

classic

cool [slang]

corking

crackerjack

cracking

dandy

divine

down [slang]

dynamite

excellent

fab

fabulous

famous

fantabulous [slang]

fantastic

fine

first-class

first-rate

first-string

five-star

four-star

frontline

gangbusters

gangbuster

gilt-edged

gilt-edge

gone [slang]

grand

great

groovy

heavenly

high-class

hot

hype [slang]

immense

jim-dandy

keen

lovely

marvelous

marvellous

mean

neat

nifty

noble

number one

No. 1

numero uno

out-of-sight [slang]

par excellence

peachy

peachy keen

phat [slang]

prime

primo [slang]

prize

prizewinning

quality

radical [slang]

righteous [slang]

sensational

slick

splendid

stellar

sterling

superb

superior

superlative

supernal

swell

terrific

tip-top

top

top-notch

top-of-the-line

top-shelf

topflight

topping [chiefly British]

unsurpassed

wizard [chiefly British]

wonderful

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Examples of dope in a Sentence

Noun

They were caught smoking dope.

What a dope he is.

Verb

They tried to dope him.

Adjective

That movie was so dope.

Check out this dope new song.

Recent Examples on the WebNoun

Now, with his new movie, Drive-Away Dolls, Ethan has made a gonzo comedy about dopes with guns chasing cheerful fools around dingy American motels in pursuit of a meaningless bag of loot.

—David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2024

Coached one of my favorite players, Kevin Garnett, as well too, so that’s kind of dope.

—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2024

And then the second one is when every line was dope.

—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024

And that danger was more acute on account of my intent to be fair, ethical, moral — no stretching my dope with acetone, propane or extra baking soda nor shorting customers grams; no plotting how to strong-arm somebody else’s dope or stash.

—Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023

That’s kind of dope that there’s now two Michael Jordans.

—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023

Mi think 438 was dope, just like Generation of Kings.

—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2023

National Dance Day at the Kennedy Center The Kennedy Center’s annual celebration of dance takes a dope turn this year to mark the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop.

—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023

The love online has been very kind, very dope, and very genuine.

—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023

Verb

The highest court in sports sanctioned Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva for doping violations at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024

De Heer added that the SEC produced this way is essentially charge neutral, and when exposed to air, it will spontaneously be doped by oxygen.

—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Jan. 2024

Russia was technically barred from competing at the Tokyo Olympics due to a widespread doping scandal, but its athletes were allowed to represent the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC).

—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024

The move came one day after the teenage Russian star Kamila Valieva, who had led her team to an apparent victory in the team event, was banned for four years for doping.

—Andrew Das, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024

Russian athletes were competing under no flag as neutrals at the Winter Olympics in Beijing due to a previous ban for doping non-compliance.

—Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024

What happens to the Olympic medals now that Russian skater Kamila Valieva has been sanctioned for doping?

—Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024

The medals were withheld in Beijing, not awarded because of investigations triggered by the disclosure of Valieva’s positive doping test at the Russian championships.

—Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024

The news comes after Russian skater Kamila Valieva was disqualified from the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing for doping on Monday.

—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024

Adjective

Those writers are dope, and that was not my intention at all.

—EW.com, 14 Jan. 2024

Not too many Black people have even been nominated — let alone won — so being considered is already dope.

—Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024

Those writers are dope and that was not my intention at all.

—Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024

Because some tracks have a dope verse and a really good beat and a great hook, and the song is really dope and that’s cool.

—Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 29 Aug. 2023

Carl Dixon, and Steve Terrell put a beat underneath my freestyle and composed something really dope.

—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2023

Justin [Lubliner, CEO] at the label was just really dope.

—John Norris, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2023

The bride tries to find the most dramatic place to put that sucker so the wedding pics look dope-as-hell.

—Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan, 11 Sep. 2017

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

Dutch doop sauce, from dopen to dip; akin to Old English dyppan to dip

First Known Use

Noun

1786, in the meaning defined at sense 4a Verb

1889, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3 Adjective

1981, in the meaning defined above

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dope

1 of 2

noun

ˈdōp 

1

: a thick sticky material (as one used to make pipe joints tight)

2

: an illegal, habit-forming, or narcotic drug

especially

: marijuana

3

: a stupid person

4

: information especially from a reliable source

dope

2 of 2

verb

doped; doping

1

: to treat or affect with dope

especially

: to give a narcotic to

2

: find out

—usually used with out

Medical Definition

dope

1 of 2

noun

ˈdōp 

1

a

: a preparation of an illicit, habit-forming, or narcotic drug (as opium, heroin, or marijuana)

b

: a preparation given to a racehorse to help or hinder its performance

2

: a narcotic addict

dope

2 of 2

verb

doped; doping

transitive verb

: to give a narcotic to

intransitive verb

: to take dope

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dopenoun

  informal uk

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/dəʊp/ us

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dope noun

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[ U ] marijuana, or, more generally, any type of illegal drug: They were arrested for smoking/selling/buying dope.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Specific types of drug

alprazolam

amnesiac

amyl nitrite

anaphrodisiac

anti-AIDS

anti-aphrodisiac

aphrodisiac

caffeine

designer drug

E, e

ecstasy

gas and air

GHB

khat

legal high

LSD

pep pill

popper

roach

smack

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Drugs - general words

dope noun

(PERSON)

[ C ] a silly person: You shouldn't have told him, you dope!

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Stupid and silly people

airhead

berk

birdbrain

blithering idiot

blockhead

dullard

dumb-ass

dummy

dunce

dunderhead

muppet

mutt

need

need your head examined idiom

nimrod

simpleton

stupid

thicko

tosser

troglodyte

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dope noun

(INFORMATION)

[ U or S ] mainly US information, especially secret or hidden information: They hoped to dig up some dope on her that might be damaging, but they never did. His blog is a must-read for anyone who wants the inside dope on the tech world.

More examplesFewer examplesReaders hoping to find inside dope on Hillary Clinton will have to look elsewhere; the book hardly mentions her. Here it is - 48 pages of the straight dope on the season's best skis, boots, and bindings. He wanted any dope we'd managed to dig up.I was good in the newspaper business, because I always wanted to get the dope. Why did it happen? Who said what? How did it start?

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Information and messages

advance notice

advance warning

advertisement

aide-mémoire

ammunition

credential

flier

guideline

handout

info

infodemic

infodump

PSA

push notification

radiogram

readout

sidelight

subtlety

telemetry

the real deal

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dopeverb [ T ]

  informal uk

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to give a person or an animal drugs in order to make them perform better or worse in a competition: They were arrested for doping racehorses.

to give a person or an animal a drug to make them want to sleep: We always have to dope up our cat for long car journeys.

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Drugs - general words

abstinence

abstinence-only

bindle

biosimilar

chase

freebasing

medicament

multidrug

non-intoxicant

non-intoxicating

nondrug

peddler

pill-popping

shoot

solvent abuse

spike

spliff

substance

substance abuse

wiped out

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dopeadjective

  slang uk

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very good: This music is dope. That's one dope way to spend the afternoon!

More examplesFewer examplesI'm telling you, that kid has something. But Thom Yorke is dope too. I know the show is gonna be dope because Simon is dope. Those dance moves are dope!

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Informal words for good

A-OK

amazeballs

apple pie

awesomesauce

badass

dank

jim-dandy

juicy

killer

knock

knock spots off something idiom

like a boss idiom

out of sight idiom

royally

rule OK idiom

safe

shabby

shit hot

sight

steal

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(Definition of dope from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

dope | American Dictionary

dopenoun us

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/doʊp/

dope noun

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[ U ] infml any illegal drug

dope noun

(PERSON)

[ C ] infml a stupid or foolish person: You shouldn’t have told him, you dope!

dope noun

(INFORMATION)

[ U ] slang information known by only a few people: A new column of inside dope about the film industry begins next month.

(Definition of dope from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

What is the pronunciation of dope?

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Translations of dope

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prochy, trawka, bałwan…

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knark, drog[er], dopingmedel…

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narkotika, dop, stoff…

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наркотик, давати наркотик, допінг…

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dopenoun

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/doʊp/ uk

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dope noun

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[ U ] marijuana, or, more generally, any type of illegal drug: They were arrested for smoking/selling/buying dope.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Specific types of drug

alprazolam

amnesiac

amyl nitrite

anaphrodisiac

anti-AIDS

anti-aphrodisiac

aphrodisiac

caffeine

designer drug

E, e

gas and air

GHB

khat

legal high

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Film by Rick Famuyiwa

DopeTheatrical release posterDirected byRick FamuyiwaWritten byRick FamuyiwaProduced by

Forest Whitaker

Nina Yang Bongiovi

Starring

Shameik Moore

Tony Revolori

Kiersey Clemons

Kimberly Elise

Chanel Iman

Tyga

Blake Anderson

Zoë Kravitz

ASAP Rocky

CinematographyRachel MorrisonEdited byLee HaugenMusic byGermaine FrancoProductioncompanies

Significant Productions

i am OTHER

Revolt Films

Distributed by

Open Road Films (North America)

Sony Pictures Releasing International[1]

Stage 6 Films[1] (International)

Release dates

January 24, 2015 (2015-01-24) (Sundance)

June 19, 2015 (2015-06-19) (United States)

Running time103 minutes[2]CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$7 million[3]Box office$18 million[3]

Dope is a 2015 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa and produced by Forest Whitaker and Nina Yang Bongiovi. It stars Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Kimberly Elise, Chanel Iman, Tyga, Blake Anderson, Zoë Kravitz, ASAP Rocky and Vince Staples. The film was also executive produced by Pharrell Williams and co-executive produced by Sean Combs.[4][5]

The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2015 in Park City, Utah[6][7] and was released in North America on June 19 by Open Road Films.[3] It was re-released on September 4 during the Labor Day holiday weekend.[8] The film received positive reviews and was a moderate commercial success, grossing $18 million over a $7 million budget.[3]

Plot[edit]

Malcolm Adekanbi and his best friends, Jib and Diggy, are high school "geeks" living in "The Bottoms", a high-crime neighborhood in Inglewood, California. They idolize 90's hip hop music and fashion. Malcolm is confident he will be admitted to his dream school, Harvard University, but his school counselor is skeptical and suggests he take an interview with local businessman and Harvard alumnus, Austin Jacoby.

While biking home, Malcolm is stopped by Dom, a drug dealer who instructs him to invite a girl named Nakia to his party. Malcolm charms Nakia, who tells him she will only accept if Malcolm goes as well. Jib and Diggy accompany Malcolm to the party, where Dom's purchase of high-grade, powdered molly is interrupted by an armed gang, and several people are shot. Malcolm escapes as the police arrive, unaware that Dom has hidden the drugs and a gun in his backpack. Nakia drives Malcolm home, and he offers to help her with her GED.

The next day, Malcolm discovers the drugs, gun, and an iPhone. An unknown caller reveals that he knows Malcolm's identity and instructs him to turn over the drugs. After school, Malcolm prepares to hand over the drugs when he receives a call from Dom, in custody, who tells Malcolm not to give the drugs to the other caller. He texts Malcolm an address and tells him to ask for AJ.

Malcolm, Jib and Diggy flee to the address, chased by the unknown caller, and are greeted by Jaleel and his sister Lily. Since AJ, their father, isn't home, Jaleel invites them inside their mansion and takes Jib and Diggy out for food, while Lily seduces Malcolm, finds the drugs and takes a heavy dose. Intoxicated, Lily passes out while driving Malcolm to his interview before urinating on a bush while bystanders record, and Malcolm drives her car to the meeting himself.

Arriving at Jacoby's office, he notices photos of Dom, Lily, and Jaleel and realizes Jacoby is AJ. Malcolm relays Dom's instructions to Jacoby, who denies any knowledge and implies that the contents of the bag are now Malcolm's responsibility. Jacoby reschedules the interview, warning Malcolm that if he has not sold the drugs by then, he will not receive Jacoby's recommendation to Harvard.

Malcolm, Jib and Diggy seek help from hacker Will Sherwood, who sets up an online black-market website to sell the drugs through Bitcoin transactions, which soon goes viral. The three friends enroll in a Google Science Fair project to access the school lab and computer room, where they can sell the drugs to the various buyers. Even though no one suspects them, they almost get caught one day during a routine police search. This episode frightens Jib who wants to leave, but eventually accepts to go on to finish the sales.

Malcolm helps Nakia study, and she opens up to him, but he accuses her of being sent by Dom and pushes her away. The next day, Malcolm asks Will to extract cash from the Bitcoins, and arranges a meeting with a money-laundering gangster named Fidel. Malcolm leaves the meeting with a bag of cash, but is assaulted by the school bully, who takes the bag. Desperate, Malcolm pulls out the gun, retrieving the money and earning the bully's respect.

Returning to AJ's office, Malcolm tells Jacoby that he has sold the drugs but has left a trail leading to Jacoby – unless Jacoby gets him admitted to Harvard, Malcolm will transfer the Bitcoins to Jacoby's checking account, incriminating Jacoby for the sale and leading to his arrest. Later Malcolm types his college application essay, describing two students – Student A is a music geek who plays in a punk band and gets straight As, while Student B suffers in the hood and makes money in immoral ways. He asks, "Which student do you think I am?"

Malcolm gets a modern haircut and waits for Nakia at prom, but she does not show. Later, Nakia meets Malcolm at his home and thanks him for helping her pass her GED, giving him a pass to Six Flags and kissing him on the cheek. He returns to his room to find a letter from Harvard on his bed. He opens it and looks at the audience before smiling.

Cast[edit]

Shameik Moore as Malcolm Adekanbi

Tony Revolori as James "Jib" Caldones

Kiersey Clemons as Cassandra "Diggy" Andrews

Kimberly Elise as Lisa Hayes

Chanel Iman as Lily Jacoby

Blake Anderson as Will Sherwood

Zoë Kravitz as Nakia

ASAP Rocky as Dom

LaKeith Stanfield as Marquis "Bug"

Rick Fox as Councilman Blackmon

Amin Joseph as The Voice

Tyga as De'Andre

Roger Guenveur Smith as Austin Jacoby

De'Aundre Bonds as Stacey, the school security guard, reprising his character from The Wood

Quincy Brown as Jaleel Jacoby

Kap-G as Micheal Fidel

Vince Staples as a member of Dom's Crew

Casey Veggies as rapper

Wyking Jones as Proctor

Forest Whitaker as the Narrator

Soundtrack[edit]

Dope(Music From The Motion Picture)Soundtrack album by VariousReleasedJune 16, 2015GenreFilm soundtrackLabeli am OTHER Entertainment

The soundtrack to the film, Dope (Music from the Motion Picture), was released by i am OTHER Entertainment and Columbia Records on June 16, 2015.[9][10][11]

"Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" – Digable Planets

"Can't Bring Me Down" – Awreeoh

"The World is Yours" (feat. Pete Rock) – Nas

"Go Ahead" – Awreeoh

"Rebel Without a Pause" – Public Enemy

"Don't Get Deleted" – Awreeoh

"Scenario" (feat. Leaders of the New School) – A Tribe Called Quest

"Cocaina Shawty" – Kap G

"Poppin Off" – WatchTheDuck

"The Humpty Dance" – Digital Underground

"New Money" – Buddy

"Hip Hop Hooray" – Naughty by Nature

"Dirty Feeling" – LolaWolf

"Home is Where the Hatred Is" – Gil Scott-Heron

"It's My Turn Now" – Awreeoh

"Know What I Want"– Kali Uchis

Release[edit]

Dope debuted in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, which started on January 22, 2015 in Park City, Utah.[6][7] At the festival, the film received offers from at least six production companies and film studios, among whom were The Weinstein Company, A24, Fox Searchlight, Focus Features, Lionsgate and Relativity Media, before its rights were sold to Open Road Films (who distributed the film domestically) and Sony Pictures (who distributed the film internationally) for a reported $7 million plus $20 million for marketing and promotion.[12][13] It was selected to close the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[14] It was released in the United States on June 19, 2015.[15] In September 2015, the film competed in the 2015 Deauville American Film Festival where it won the Prix du Public (Audience Award).[16][17]

Reception[edit]

Box office[edit]

Dope grossed $6.1 million in its opening weekend, finishing 5th at the box office behind Jurassic World ($106.6 million), Inside Out ($90.4 million), Spy ($11.2 million) and San Andreas ($8.7 million).[18] At the end of its theatrical run, the film grossed just shy of $18 million worldwide.[3]

Critical response[edit]

Dope received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 89%, based on 150 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Featuring a starmaking performance from Shameik Moore and a refreshingly original point of view from writer-director Rick Famuyiwa, Dope is smart, insightful entertainment."[19] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 72 out of 100, based on 37 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[20] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an "A−" grade.[21]

The Guardian gave the film five stars out of five, describing the entire cast as "revolutionary".[22] IGN awarded it 7 out of 10, saying "Comedy, romance, drama and crime rub shoulders in entertaining coming-of-age flick."[23]

See also[edit]

List of black films of the 2010s

List of hood films

References[edit]

^ a b "DOPE". Stage 6 Films. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

^ "DOPE". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.

^ a b c d e "Dope (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

^ "Pharrell Williams Shares 'Dope' Movie Poster". Radio.com. April 30, 2015. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

^ "Rick Famuyiwa Rides High with Critically Acclaimed 'Dope'". Atlanta Blackstar. May 19, 2015. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.

^ a b "Sundance Institute". Sundance.org. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.

^ a b Chang, Justin (December 3, 2014). "Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2015 Competition, Next Lineups". Variety.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

^ Han, Angie (September 1, 2015). "'Dope' Returning to Theaters". /Film. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.

^ Fitz-Gerald, Sean (June 3, 2015). "The Details of Pharrell's Dope Soundtrack". Vulture.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2015.

^ "The 'Dope' Soundtrack Is Awesome, Starting With This Hilarious Pharrell-Produced Song". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2015.

^ "Dope (Music from the Motion Picture) by Various Artists". Itunes.Apple.com. June 15, 2015. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.

^ Kit, Borys (January 25, 2015). "Sundance: 'Dope' Sells to Open Road, Sony". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2015.

^ Fleming, Mike (January 25, 2015). "'Dope' Movie Sells To Open Road & Sony After Big Sundance Auction". Deadline. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2015.

^ "The Directors' Fortnight 2015 selection!". Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.

^ Lincoln, Ross A. (April 17, 2015). "The 'Dope' Full-Length Trailer Lives Up To Its Name". Deadline. Archived from the original on July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

^ Mika SIMONNE. "AWARDS 2015". festival-deauville.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.

^ Elsa Keslassy (September 12, 2015). "Michael Shannon Starrer '99 Homes' Wins Deauville Grand Prize". Variety. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.

^ "Dope opening weekend". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.

^ "Dope (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on November 27, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

^ "Dope Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.

^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 22, 2015). "'Jurassic World' Beats 'Avengers' As The Fastest Pic To Cross $400M – Update With Top 20". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2022. With awesome reviews and an A- CinemaScore, which carries a 3.5 average multiple, we'll have to wait and see if Dope has enough momentum to crack past $20M.

^ Moylan, Brian (January 29, 2015). "Sundance 2015: Dope review – easily meme-worthy teen comedy". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2015.

^ Singer, Leigh (May 21, 2015). "Dope Review". IGN.com. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

External links[edit]

Official website

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vteRick FamuyiwaFilms directed

The Wood (1999)

Brown Sugar (2002)

Our Family Wedding (2010)

Dope (2015)

Confirmation (2016)

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Talk to Me (2007)

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Dope is a rather new slang word that is used to define someone or something excellent, great, impressive. OED says that it is originally in African-American usage and chiefly among rap musicians and enthusiasts. However, you can hear it outside the rap realm nowadays.

OED's first citation is from 1981:

Yo, man, them boys is dope... This record is dope.

J. Spicer Money (song) in L. Stanley Rap: the Lyrics (1992) 301

On the other hand, OED says "of uncertain origin" for the etymology of dope for this sense; but probably from the noun dope meaning:

Any thick liquid or semi-fluid used as an article of food, or as a lubricant. U.S. [OED]

For the etymology of noun dope, OED gives:

apparently < Dutch doop dipping, sauce, etc., < doopen to dip.

But what is the connection between the earlier meanings and last meaning of the word?

Dope has a variety of meanings:

First sense:

From 1872: a preparation, mixture, or drug which is not specifically named

From 1912: a varnish applied to the cloth surface of aeroplane parts

From 1923: more widely: any kind of material applied to a surface or used in an operation.

From 1930: a substance added to petrol or other fuel, etc., to increase its efficiency; an additive.

Second sense:

From 1880: an absorbent material used to hold a lubricant; the absorbent element in a high explosive.

Third sense:

From 1851: colloq. (orig. dial.). A stupid person, a simpleton, a fool. Also (U.S. slang), a person under the influence of, or addicted to, some drug

From 1886: Opium, especially the thick treacle-like preparation used in opium-smoking’ (Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1909); hence applied to stupefying drugs and narcotics in general, or to alcoholic drink. slang (orig. U.S.).

From 1900: A medical preparation administered to a race-horse for the purpose of affecting its performance.

From 1915: [Perhaps arising from the ambiguity of the abbrev. coke = (a) cocaine, (b) Coca-Cola.] Coca-Cola or some other carbonated drink. local U.S. slang.

Fourth sense:

From 1901: Information, esp. on a particular subject or of a kind not widely disseminated or easily obtained; (a statement of) facts or essential details; also, information, a statement, etc., designed to gloss over or disguise facts; flattering or misleading talk. slang (orig. U.S.).

From 1915: gen. Something designed to deceive or bamboozle; a fraudelent design or action; a piece of deception or humbug; also, a person employed in a fraudulent transaction.

In the end, did dope meaning excellent originate as an allusion to drugs? The third sense of the word is related to using drugs but originally meant a stupid person; then applied to the drug addicts.

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Drugs seem like the most probable connection but I'm no expert.

– Adrian Larson

Jan 5, 2016 at 16:25

Dope in this connotation means drugs, i.e. “the real deal”. “Hey did you get some dope or is it bunk?” This evolved to mean something good, someone real or exceptional, one who doesn’t front, etc. “that show last night was dope” (we didnt get ripped off).

– Doug Ecklund

Jan 7, 2016 at 13:19

As Josh suggests, it's common for slang words to flip-flop from one extreme of meaning to the other. Hot/cool, "bitchin'", mean, bad, and no doubt many,many others that I don't know because I'm so far out of the loop.

– Hot Licks

Jan 7, 2016 at 13:55

Etymonline.com, which draws from various sources, says the use of dope to mean drugs came about separately from the use of the word dope to mean a stupid person. It all comes from doop, a Dutch word for a thick sauce. From etymonline.com: -Extension to "drug" is 1889, from practice of smoking semi-liquid opium preparation. -Meaning "foolish, stupid person" is older (1851) and may have a sense of "thick-headed."

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Jan 17, 2016 at 20:39

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Ladies and gentleman get away from the intellectual sense of things and come to Park-X , here in the 70's dope was prevalent everywhere. Here the word on the street is that "dope" is " heroin". So for all of you intellectuals out there welcome to PARK- EX. Since I have a Masters in English, here is your intellectual explanation; DOPE: Slang form of heroine derived from the high dopamine content which is the basis of heroine. Enjoy the definition! Kees

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Here is a look at how three dictionaries of Black English slang have handled the term dope. First, from Clarence Major, Dictionary of Afro-American Slang (1970):

Dope: information; at times also used to refer to illegal drugs but mainly in mockery of "square" usage.

From Geneva Smitherman, Black Talk: Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner (1994):

DOPE 1) See DEF ["Great; superb; excellent. ... Also boss, mean, cool, hip, terrible, outa sight, monsta, dynamite (older terms); fresh, hype, jammin, slammin, kickin, bumpin, humpin, phat, pumpin, stoopid[,] stupid, vicious, down, dope, on, raw (newer terms)."] 2) Marijuana, crack, or any other illegal drug.

From Clarence Major, Juba to Jive: A Dictionary of African-American Slang (1994):

Dope n. (1980s–1990s) Mainstream American slang users in the thirties used "dope" to refer to food or to information and only occasionally used it in connection with drugs. It was revived in the eighties as a term for illegal drugs and used frequently on the black street culture scene. (F[ield] R[esearch].) S[outhern and] N[orthern] U[se].

Dope n., adj. (1870s–1990s) information; at times also used to refer to illegal drugs but mainly in mockery of "square" usage; by the 1980s it was being used as an adjective, meaning good or outstanding. (H[yman] E[.] G[oldin, Frank O'Leary & Morris Lipsius], D[ictionary of] A[merican] U[nderworld] L[ingo] [(1950)], p. 60; [Harold] W[entworth & Stuart] F[lexner], D[ictionary of] A[merican] S[lang] [(1967)], p. 156.) Examples: "You get the dope on the situation and we'll take it from there." S[outhern and] N[orthern] U[se].

J.E. Lighter, Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang (1993) offers this entry for the relevant sense of dope as an adjective:

dope adj. Rap Music. excellent; wonderful; superb; very attractive or enjoyable. [First cited occurrences:] 1981 J. Spicer, in Stanley Rap 301: Yo, man, them boys is dope. ... This record is dope. 1988 N.Y. Times (Aug. 29) C 15: Dope...superb, outstanding...That's a dope Porsche. 1988 Spin (Oct.) 47: Dope, adj., the ultimate...fresh incredible. Ibid. 48: Gucci may be good, but fake Gucci is what's really dope. Ibid. 58: This is a dope jam.

The most striking thing about these dictionary discussions is that none of them finds any use of dope as an adjective before 1981. Lighter, in particular, offers extensive coverage of dope as a noun, identifying instances of slang usage that go back almost 200 years and extend across two dozen distinct meanings: "gravy" (first as doup, 1807), "a stupid person" (1851), "an unidentified unwholesome or poisonous liquid" (1872), "grease" (1876), "medicine or medication of any kind" (1877), "any absorbent or adsorbent solid material used in the manufacture of high explosives" (1880), "butter" (1889), "an alcoholic drink" (1889), "specifically, opium or an opium derivative" (1891), "the Baltimore & Ohio railroad" (1893), "a usu. illegal stupefying or stimulating drug" (1898), "a drug addict" (1899), "coffee" (1899), "stuff (in the broadest sense)" (1899), "information about a racehorse's record, condition, etc." (1899), "full, esp. inside, information of any kind" (1902), "a thick sweet syrup" 1904), "flattery; cajolery; foolishness; nonsense" (1906), "any carbonated soft drink" (1914), "a cigarette" (1918), "a drugged state" (1919), "a slow pitch [in baseball]" (1929), "specifically, marijuana or hashish" (1946), "an ice-cream sundae" (1949), and "sight adjustment [in shooting]" (1987).

Interestingly, Jonathon Green, Chambers Dictionary of Slang (2008) identifies an additional meaning of the noun dope that Lighter either omits or interprets very differently:

dope n. ... 8 {1900s–1910s} (US) constr. with the, the suitable or ideal thing.

Regrettably, the dictionary doesn't cite any contemporaneous instances of this usage. I suspect, though, that Green's meaning "the suitable or ideal thing" may apply to the same subset of slang instances that Lighter assigns the meaning "stuff (in the broadest sense)"; the dates given for the two meanings align fairly well, anyway. Green alludes to the "suitable or ideal thing" meaning again in the entry for the adjective dope:

dope adj. {lit[eral] and fig[urative] uses of DOPE [in the sense of "any form of illicit drug"} 1 {1930s+} pertaining to drugs 2 {1980s+} (US black) (also dope-ass) very good, excellent {note DOPE n (8)}

Green's reference in the entry for adjective dope to "the dope" in its 1900s–1910s sense of "the suitable or ideal thing" appropriately calls attention to their having a similarly positive meaning, but Green stops well short of indicating that the adjective arose from a preserved memory of this rather obscure noun sense, which had died out of common usage sixty years earlier. It would be quite a stretch to claim that origin for the adjective dope.

On the other hand, I see no evidence that the adjective dope, in the sense of "excellent or outstanding," owes its existence to any of the informational senses of the noun dope, either. The early definitions of the adjective form of dope emphasize the notion of being admirable or enjoyable, rather than of being insightful or well informed. It's possible that the original meaning of the adjective dope represents a telescoping of the idea "as good as [being on] dope," in the "drug" sense of dope. But absent a direct recorded connection between the adjective dope and any of its many noun dope predecessors, any such conclusion is ultimately speculative.

Side note on Jimmy Spicer's "Dollar Bill, Y'all (Money)"

J.E. Lighter, Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang (1993) cites Lawrence A. Stanley, Rap: The Lyrics (1992) as the source of the first use of dope in the sense of "excellent," in which Stanley quotes Jimmy Spicer's "Dollar Bill, Ya'll (Money)" (1981) as follows [combined snippets]:

Jimmy Spicer

Money (Dollar Bill, Y’all)

Yo, man, them boys is dope

Word

Scratchmaster T (Oh man), Supertrooper (Word) — the posse is definitely in effect

Word (word), that's a good record, man

Yo, yo, yo, hold up, m — , yo, can I get a dollar, man?

A dollar?

Anyone got a dollar?

Yeah

You want a dollar?

This is Bill, man, I ain't got no change

I'm kinda thirsty I don't got no change

OK, I'll give you a dollar, you want a dollar?

Well let me hear the record at least

You want a dollar?

First the record

Psyche, I'll tell you what — dollar bill, y'all

This is by Jimmy Spicer

This record is dope, this is about cash money

Dollar bill, y'all, check it out

Dollar bill, y'all

Dollar bill, y'all

Dollar dollar dollar dollar dollar bill, y'all

...

And yet it seems that everything up to the first repetition of "Dollar bill, y'all/ Dollar bill y'all" is conversational studio patter—part of the initial presentation of the rap, but not part of the extremely popular recorded version, which was released in 1983 and can be heard on YouTube in two versions—one of 7 minutes, 14 seconds and one of 4 minutes, 31 seconds.

The upshot of this discussion is that dope in the sense of "excellent" didn't reach a mass audience in the early 1980s by appearing in Spicer's extremely popular and influential rap recording—because it didn't appear in that recording. The spread in usage of dope as "excellent" seems to have been slower and more organic, and Spicer seems to have been an early user but not (on this evidence) a crucial promoter. The actual mechanism of the term's popularization remains to be identified.

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Dope as a positive appears to be the result of a process (typical of slang) in which sometime words meaning is drastically changed, as in this case, from negative to positive:

In 1981, ‘dope’ made the leap from noun to adjective and, more importantly, from negative connotation to positive connotation, coming to mean excellent in the lexicon of the emerging hip-hop culture. The process by which dope became good is known as inversion or incongruity. Slang functions as an anti-language. In a short and brilliant article about slang, ‘On Not Teaching English Usage’, in The English Journal (November, 1965), James Sledd states,

Slang serves the outs as a weapon against the ins. To use slang is to deny allegiance to the existing order, either jokingly or in earnest, by refusing even the words which represent convention and signal status; and those who are paid to preserve the status quo are prompted to repress slang as they are prompted to repress any other symbol of potential revolution.

In slang, the world is often upside down – good is bad, and bad is good. In the counter-narrative of the counterculture, the outlaw is often the admired archetype, and thus the world upside down.

By this process, square shifted from being praise to being criticism, freak shifted from derision to empowered pride, and dope from bad to good. It was the one world-upside-down adjective in the pantheon of first-generation hip-hop words of approval, which also included fresh (a new coining) and fly (a repurposed term from the slang of 1930s jazz musicians).

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I found this article but I didn't think it had all the answers. Incongruity is a theory of humor but I couldn't find much back-up. There could be a starting point of the word. Dope is not necessarily from bad to good. But this answer is good for a question like "Why slang words tend to get opposite meanings from their original meanings?".

– ermanen

Jan 5, 2016 at 16:53

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@ermanen - OED says: "Origin uncertain. Probably

– user66974

Jan 5, 2016 at 17:12

Yes, good point. That's what I thought also but trying to find some more evidence regarding the connection between different meanings. I will wait if we can get some more answers but you have some good starting points.

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Question: Did dope, meaning excellent, originate as an allusion to drugs?

Answer: The short answer is absolutely yes.

Explanation:

Dope, in this context is a cultural jargon. It implies that the entity in which it is being applied to is "excellent", similar to Hot, Fresh, Slick, Cold, Ill etc.

Examples:

Yo, man, them boys is dope... This record is dope.

Yo, man, them boys is Fresh... This record is fresh.

Yo, man, them boys is Hot... This record is Hot.

Yo, man, them boys is Cold... This record is Cold.

The word is an expression in this context(it can also define a persons style), however it can also refer to drugs.

The third sense of the word is related to using drugs but originally meant a stupid person; then applied to the drug addicts.

Example: Yo, man, them boys is dope... I think they on dope.

And the Third sense of the word did imply idiocy, i.e Dopey from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Source: A young intelligent Black male.

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Do you have any evidence to back up your assertions?

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@HotLicks yea, myself. Being a young intelligent black male, who uses this term regularly. This discussion is talking about a term that is heavily used in the young black/minority communities...

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In 1915, the word dope was also used as a superlative for something excellent and enjoyable in a sense that was lacking drug connotations.

For an example, see:

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045487/1915-03-27/ed-1/seq-5/#date1=1789&index=2&rows=20&words=dope&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1924&proxtext=Dope&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

There is simply no way that account of Mary Pickford's life is being referred to as being "great dope" intending any sort of reference to drugs.

Considering the intense activity of prohibitionists and anti-drug activity during that era it makes no sense for the word to have arisen from a strictly drug origin. I think modern etymologies are leading people off-base by misconstruing the meaning of its origin as a word for "sauce" and getting fixated on the more modern applications of the word.

"Saucy" and "sauced" refer to two quite different things despite being derived from the word "sauce".

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Yes, but no telling how long something remained in vogue from 1915. And a usage from 1915 does not mean a new one could not arise two generations later from the 'underground', as it were.

– Arm the good guys in America

Dec 22, 2016 at 22:52

I don't think that dope in the phrase "It is great dope"—where "It" refers to "the story of Mary Pickford's career"—can reasonably be construed as meaning "something excellent and enjoyable." That interpretation of the word would lead make "It is great dope" equivalent to "It is great something excellent." To the contrary, dope seems to be functioning in the cited sentence as a synonym for "information" or "entertainment." The word great, not the word dope, is responsible for the sense of "excellent [or] enjoyable" in the quotation.

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DOPE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

DOPE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

GamesDaily CrosswordWord PuzzleWord FinderAll gamesFeaturedWord of the DaySynonym of the DayWord of the YearNew wordsLanguage storiesAll featuredPop cultureSlangEmojiMemesAcronymsGender and sexualityAll pop cultureWriting tipsGrammar Coach™Writing hubGrammar essentialsCommonly confusedAll writing tipsGamesFeaturedPop cultureWriting tipsdope[ dohp ]show ipaSee synonyms for: dopedopeddoping on Thesaurus.comnounany thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.an absorbent material used to absorb and hold a liquid, as in the manufacture of dynamite.Aeronautics. any of various varnishlike products for coating a fabric, as of airplane wings, in order to make it waterproof, stronger, etc.a similar product used to coat the fabric of a balloon to reduce gas leakage.Slang. any narcotic or narcoticlike drug taken to induce euphoria or satisfy addiction.any illicit drug.a drug, as a steroid, given to an athlete to boost athletic performance.a narcotic or other drug given surreptitiously to a horse to improve or retard its performance in a race.Slang. information, data, or news: What's the latest dope on the strike?Informal. a stupid or unresponsive person.Southern U.S. (chiefly South Atlantic States). a carbonated, flavored, and sweetened drink, especially cola-flavored; soda pop.North Central U.S. (chiefly Ohio). syrup used as a topping for ice cream.See moreverb (used with object),doped, dop·ing.Slang. to affect with dope or drugs (usually followed by up or out): I was so doped up that I couldn't remember a thing.to add a narcotic or other drug to:My brother doped my food as a prank.to give a drug to (an athlete or horse), so as to affect performance in a race or other competition.to apply or treat with dope: In the winter, we doped the fabric of the airplanes in the hangar.Electronics. to add or treat (a pure semiconductor) with a dopant. See moreverb (used without object),doped, dop·ing.Slang. to take drugs: He only dopes on weekends—or so he says.adjectiveSlang. great; excellent: His band is so dope!Verb Phrasesdope out, Slang. to figure out; work out: to dope out a plan;to dope out a solution to a problem.See More DefinitionsOrigin of dope1First recorded in 1840–50; from Dutch doop (dialect) “sauce,” derivative of dopen “to dip, baptize”; cf. deep, dip1regional variation note For dope7. See soda pop. Other words from dopeun·doped, adjectiveWords Nearby dopedopadopaminedopaminergicdopantdopattadopedope addictdoped-outdope fienddopeheaddope outDictionary.com Unabridged

Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024How to use dope in a sentenceNext week marks the so-called House of Origin deadline in the state Legislature, which sounds like the name of a dope scripted television drama but is a less dope procedural deadline for bills to make it out of the house where they originated.Morning Report: Rent Relief to Go Unspent Amid Delays, Confusion | Voice of San Diego | May 28, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoKenan brings such a dope presence as far as being cool, accomplished, very good at the job, but also just a level of humility that you just don’t see in a lot of people who’ve been doing it as long as he’s been doing it.Redd-y for His Close-up: Comic Chris Redd on Spotlight Life | Isabelle Lee | May 26, 2021 | OzyThe law equates doping with a form of fraud, victimizing athletes, sponsors and audiences who expect clean and fair competition.Behind new law, the FBI is getting into anti-doping, but not everyone wants the help | Rick Maese | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostThat meant a lot of late nights at the pool, where Ledecky had to fulfill post-race media obligations, go through doping control and attend medal ceremonies before she could board a bus back to the Olympic Village.With morning finals at this Summer Olympics, U.S. swimmers learn the ‘Tokyo twist’ | Rick Maese | April 8, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s been dope to see a lot of female rappers dominate the charts.All Def Digital Launches Channel For Women, By Women | Brande Victorian | April 1, 2021 | Essence.comBut today, these artists are as serious about making dope songs as they are about their faith.Down With the King: Christianity Isn’t Hiding in Rap’s Closet | Stereo Williams | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSoon cover versions were recorded by acts like Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, dope, and Rage Against the Machine.A Brief History of the Phrase 'F*ck the Police' | Rich Goldstein | August 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTdope smokers find e-cigarettes and high-tech ‘mods’ are great for smoking in public, with less fear from cops and bouncers.This Is Your E-Cigarette on Drugs | Daniel Genis | July 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe began a novel about a girl who started shooting dope in high school.The Black Widow of Silicon Valley | Michael Daly | July 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGrowing dope make sense at a time when almost nothing else does.Hezbollah Profits From Hash as Syria Goes to Pot | Alberto Mucci | July 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLamb said to himself, "That dope goes around in a rut and I'll get in one too just following him and then I will get sore."Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 | Various"We'll have to dope out some way to get something to eat," said Mercer.The Fire People | Ray CummingsAt any rate, we must now put our heads together and dope out just what to do in this smuggling case.The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers | Claude A. LabelleOf course a man will hate to believe that this is true of himself, but sooner or later money affects him as drugs do a dope-fiend.The Crow's Nest | Clarence Day, Jr.To-day the covered wing is treated with a substance known as “dope,” which shrinks it till it is “tight as a drum.”The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard SmithSee More ExamplesBritish Dictionary definitions for dopedope/ (dəʊp) /nounany of a number of preparations made by dissolving cellulose derivatives in a volatile solvent, applied to fabric in order to improve strength, tautness, etcan additive used to improve the properties of something, such as an antiknock compound added to petrola thick liquid, such as a lubricant, applied to a surfacea combustible absorbent material, such as sawdust or wood pulp, used to hold the nitroglycerine in dynamiteslang any illegal drug, usually cannabis(as modifier): a dope fienda drug administered to a racehorse or greyhound to affect its performanceinformal a person considered to be stupid or slow-wittedinformal news or facts, esp confidential informationUS and Canadian informal a photographic developing solutionSee moreverb(tr)electronics to add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its propertiesto apply or add a dopant toto administer a drug to (oneself or another)(intr) to take dopeSee moreadjectiveslang, mainly US excellentOrigin of dope1C19: from Dutch doop sauce, from doopen to dipCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition

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