0
Meantolearn Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

-dope

"Dude! This version was dope."

Here, dope probably means great, excellent.

1. Is the usage commonly known in the US?
2. Is this definition somewhat related to drug use? (dope has a quite opposite definition meaning a stupid person)

Thanks
  

Top answer

Besides the use of dope to refer to one recreational drug or another, urban dictionary dot com offers the definition of "extremely cool, great". Of course, the main meaning is 'stupid person'. Slang is very tricky.

— Philip

  • Besides the use of dope to refer to one recreational drug or another, urban dictionary dot com offers the definition of "extremely cool, great".
  • Of course, the main meaning is 'stupid person'.
  • Slang is very tricky.
  • Even a slang word can evolve to mean its opposite.
  • "Bad" can mean 'very good'.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

2 Answers
0
Besides the use of dope to refer to one recreational drug or another, urban dictionary dot com offers the definition of "extremely cool, great". Of course, the main meaning is 'stupid person'.

Slang is very tricky. Even a slang word can evolve to mean its opposite.

"Bad" can mean 'very good'.

"Gay" can mean 'stupid, wrong'.

I believe that these example
0
0
Hi, Phil.

Thanks for the comment.
0

Related Questions