Dope: meaning, definitions and examples

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dope

[ dəʊp ]

^{Context #1}

illegal drugs

Dope refers to illegal drugs, especially marijuana. It can also refer to any drug that has a narcotic effect.

Synonyms

drugs, narcotics, weed

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.

^{Context #2}

cool or excellent

Dope can also be used informally to mean cool, excellent, or impressive.

Synonyms

awesome, cool, excellent

Examples of usage

That new song is dope!
She has a dope sense of style.

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

🇸🇮 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.