dope

== English == === Etymology === From Dutch doop (“thick dipping sauce”), from Dutch dopen (“to dip”), from Middle Dutch dopen, from Old Dutch *dōpen, from Frankish *daupijan, from Proto-Germanic *daupijaną. “Doop” in the sense “narcotic drug” ultimately refers to viscous opium juice, the drug of choice of the ancient Greeks; “insider information” perhaps from knowing which horse had been doped in a race. Sense of "stupid person" perhaps following from the drug sense (i.e. relating to those intoxicated on opium), compare dope up. Related to English dip and German taufen. Unrelated to dopamine. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [dəʊp] (US) IPA(key): [doʊp] Rhymes: -əʊp === Noun === dope (countable and uncountable, plural dopes) (uncountable) Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface. (uncountable) An absorbent material used to hold a liquid. (uncountable, aeronautics) Any varnish used to coat a part, such as an airplane wing or a hot-air balloon in order to waterproof, strengthen, etc. (uncountable, slang) Any of various recreational substances: An opiate, now particularly heroin. [from late 19th c.] Marijuana. (uncountable, slang) Information, usually from an inside source, originally in horse racing and other sports. [from early 20th c.] Synonym: scoop (uncountable, firearms) Ballistic data on previously fired rounds, used to calculate the required hold over a target. (countable, slang, derogatory) A stupid person. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool (US, Ohio) Dessert topping. (Appalachia) A soft drink. Synonyms: soda, pop ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === dope (third-person singular simple present dopes, present participle doping, simple past and past participle doped) (transitive, slang) To affect with drugs. Synonym: administer (transitive) To treat with dope (lubricant, etc.). (transitive, electronics) To add a dopant such as arsenic to (a pure semiconductor such as silicon). (intransitive, now chiefly sports) To use drugs; especially, to use prohibited performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in sporting competitions. (slang, transitive, dated) To judge or guess; to predict the result of. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === dope (comparative doper, superlative dopest) (slang) Amazing; cool. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:awesome ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === deop, pedo, p.o.ed, p.o.'ed, Depo, pedo-, oped, pode, op-ed, depo, poed == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [doːpə] === Verb === dope (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of dopen == French == === Etymology === From English dope. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dop/, /dɔp/ === Noun === dope f (plural dopes) (informal) illicit drug, narcotic === Verb === dope inflection of doper: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdoː.pə] === Verb === dope inflection of dopen: first-person singular present singular imperative first/third-person singular subjunctive I == Ido == === Etymology === From dop +‎ -e. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdo.pe/ === Adverb === dope back, behind, aback == Portuguese == === Verb === dope inflection of dopar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdope/ [ˈd̪o.pe] Rhymes: -ope Syllabification: do‧pe === Verb === dope inflection of dopar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative