noun / verb
dope
DOHP/dəʊp/
A drug that alters awareness or physical performance.
Packets of dope lie beside the open police handcuffs.
Etymology
From “thick dipping sauce,” dope came to mean thick liquids and mixtures of unknown ingredients. Its drug meaning arose from the semi-liquid opium preparation used for smoking.
In context
I knew I like to use dope and I knew that I knew that I needed the used dope to feel comfortable, but I didn't know I was an addict.
More examples
- The cyclist denies taking dope to improve his performance.
- The trainer was caught doping horses before races.
- The pain medicine left him doped up for hours.
Forms
dope · dopes · doped · doping