Dope: meaning, definitions and examples
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dope
[ dəʊp ]
illegal drugs
Dope refers to illegal drugs, especially marijuana. It can also refer to any drug that has a narcotic effect.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He got caught with a bag of dope in his car.
- The police are cracking down on the sale of dope in the neighborhood.
Translations
Translations of the word "dope" in other languages:
🇵🇹 droga
- legal
- descolado
🇮🇳 ड्रग
- बढ़िया
- शानदार
🇩🇪 Droge
- cool
- genial
🇮🇩 obat
- keren
- hebat
🇺🇦 наркотик
- класний
- крутий
🇵🇱 narkotyk
- fajny
- super
🇯🇵 ドラッグ
- かっこいい
- 素晴らしい
🇫🇷 drogue
- cool
- génial
🇪🇸 droga
- genial
- estupendo
🇹🇷 uyuşturucu
- harika
- havalı
🇰🇷 마약
- 멋진
- 훌륭한
🇸🇦 مخدرات
- رائع
- ممتاز
🇨🇿 droga
- skvělý
- super
🇸🇰 droga
- skvelý
- super
🇨🇳 毒品
- 酷
- 棒
🇸🇮 droga
- kul
- super
🇮🇸 eiturlyf
- flott
- frábært
🇰🇿 есірткі
- керемет
- тамаша
🇬🇪 ნარკოტიკი
- მაგარი
- შესანიშნავი
🇦🇿 narkotik
- əla
- möhtəşəm
🇲🇽 droga
- genial
- estupendo
Word origin
The word 'dope' originated in the 19th century as a term for a thick, viscous liquid or a drug. It later evolved to refer to drugs, especially narcotics. In the 20th century, 'dope' also took on the informal meaning of cool or excellent, likely influenced by African American vernacular. Today, 'dope' is commonly used in both contexts.
See also: dopehead.