DOPE

Shouted approval, slang

Dope originally referred to a thick, viscous substance, such as a lubricant or adhesive, and later came to mean a preparation used to coat surfaces, like aircraft fabric during World War I.

In slang, dope evolved to mean drugs, particularly narcotics like heroin or marijuana.

In sports, doping refers to the use of performance-enhancing drugs, a term popularized during cycling scandals.

Dope also means insider information or gossip: Give me the dope on the new project.

As an adjective, dope can mean excellent or cool: That jacket is dope.

drugs

marijuana

Psychoactive hemp plant

pot · dealer · stash · high · smoke · joint · narcotics · trafficker · smuggling · cartel

slang-excellent

cool

Calm or fashionable

  • awesomeExtremely impressive or overwhelming
  • sickUnwell or impressively cool
  • radExposure measurement unit

fire · lit · tight · fresh · killer · badass · sweet · epic · amazing · stellar

stupid-person

idiot

Foolish, senseless person

  • foolUnwise, gullible person
  • dummyLifelike substitute figure
  • dimwitFoolish, slow person

moron · blockhead · dunce · simpleton · nitwit · bonehead · numbskull · doofus · ignoramus · airhead

coating

varnish

Liquid that dries glossy

adhesive · sizing · compound · lubricant · resin · paste · glaze · fixative · primer · shellac

information

intel

Gathered espionage data

insider · tip · gossip · details · secrets · skinny · news · leak · briefing · rundown

sports-enhancement

steroids

Performance-enhancing hormones

  • PEDsBanned performance boosters
  • bannedOfficially disallowed
  • testingExamining to evaluate

sample · blood · cheating · suspension · EPO · enhancement · athlete · scandal · Olympics · WADA

Categories
Opposites
intelligence

DOPEgenius

Person of rare brilliance

intellectual · brainiac · mastermind · brain · savant

substance legality/purity

DOPEmedicine

Curative substance or practice

antidote · prescription drug · remedy · sobriety · clean living

quality evaluation

DOPElame

Weak or limping

wack · whack · trash · garbage · corny

Phrases
Family

doped, dopes, doping, dopey, doper, dopers, dopiness

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG