dope

Definition

  • noun: an illegal drug (such as marijuana or heroin)
  • noun: a thick liquid or pasty preparation
  • verb: to give a drug to (a person or animal) especially to cause unconsciousness
  • verb: to treat or affect with dope
  • often used as '(be) doped'
  • synonyms: drug, fool

Examples

  • The magazine claims to have 'the inside dope' [=information known only by those involved] on her new romance.

  • What's 'the dope' [='skinny, scoop'] on the new guy? [=what do you know about him?]

  • She began to feel sleepy and suspected that her drink had 'been doped'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) or I gotta bust into his? I'm telling you the truth. All right. Stan. I'm sorry. He said he didn't cut the dope. Of course he didn't. Just do me a favor. Find out who did by tomorrow. Noon. Malky, wait. (..)
    1994 Léon: The Professional
  • (..) I hold the stuff you give to me. I don't look at it, I don't touch it. - I don't even know how to cut it. - Try to follow me, alright? In June, we gave you the dope. It tests percent pure. Now it's July, we pick up the dope, and it tests percent pure. Somewhere between June and July, (..)
    1994 Léon: The Professional