/dəʊp/
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Translation
An informal word for illegal drugs. It can also mean a silly person.
Word origin
From Dutch doop, a thick sauce for dipping; the word later named thick drug preparations, then drugs in general.
- Origin
- Dutch
- Root
- doop
- English cognates
- dip
Examples
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Here dope means illegal drugs. It is informal.
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Here a dope is a silly person. It is informal but not very rude.
athlete banned .
In sport, dope means drugs that make you perform better.
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