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dope

dope

56 8.6
Very cool or impressive
  • adjective
  • /doʊp/
  • Slang
translation icon : genial
  • That jacket is so dope; I love the design and colors.
  • pretty dope
  • dope shit
  • so dope

Build a tribe by making dope shit that creates a feeling.

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Examples

  • Hey, but Titanic was dope, though.

  • Oh wow, you got a dope bomber jacket.

  • Oh, these are going to be so dope here we go.

  • Pretty dope way to start a story, right?

  • That song is so dope.

  • This place is pretty dope for just stumbling across it.

  • Both are dope, but I enjoy No Ceilings more and think it's better.

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  • lew... that looks dope as hell, not gonna lie.

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  • It would be dope if we got some really delicious take-out.

  • This is so dope!

Synonyms

kool
vsdope
  • Slang
9.3

Very stylish and liked by many people

is more intense, meaning extremely good or highly impressive

Antonyms

lame
  • Offensive
350 6.8

Weak and not convincing, often given as an excuse

Few people wear it now because it is not in style

Idioms

To believe your own praise so much that you make bad choices

Acting in a way that harms you because you trust your own wrong ideas

Compounds

dope fiend
  • Offensive
7 9.9

A person who cannot stop using illegal drugs, often said in an insulting way

rope-a-dope
  • Jargon
3 9.5

A boxing tactic of pretending to be weak to tire an opponent and outsmart them by appearing passive

dope sheet
  • Archaic
9.9

A paper that lists horse race results, odds and stats for betting

8.4

A short document that gives key facts and instructions for daily tasks

dope slap
  • Informal
9.9

A quick light hit on the head with the hand to show frustration or sudden realization

dope whore
  • Offensive
9.9

An offensive name for a person who uses drugs and sells sex

How Impressive

epic
191 4.4
awesome
968 2.1
dope
  • Slang
56 8.6
cool
  • Informal
2.2
good
1.0
okay
1 1.0

Surface Forms

dope positive
dopier comparative
dopiest superlative

Etymology

Dope as slang for 'extremely good' comes from the idea of a strong, exciting effect from a drug, and people started using it to say something gives a powerful, positive feeling. So if something is 'dope' today, it means it is very impressive or cool.