noun

noun: dope; plural noun: dopes

1.

INFORMAL

a drug taken illegally for recreational purposes, especially marijuana or heroin.

"my dad caught me smoking dope"

2.

INFORMAL

a stupid person.

"though he wasn't an intellectual giant, he was no dope either"

3.

INFORMAL

information about a subject, especially if not generally known.

"our reviewer will give you the dope on hot spots around the town"

verb

verb: dope; 3rd person present: dopes; past tense: doped; past participle: doped; gerund or present participle: doping

1.

administer drugs to (a racehorse, greyhound, or athlete) in order to inhibit or enhance sporting performance.

"the horse was doped before the race"

adjective INFORMAL

adjective: dope

very good."that suit is dope!"

Origin

early 19th century (in the sense ‘thick liquid’): from Dutch doop ‘sauce’, from doopen ‘to dip, mix’.