informal 1 [noncount] : an illegal drug (such as marijuana or heroin)
▪ They were caught smoking dope. ▪ a dope addict/dealer 2 [count] : a stupid or annoying person
▪ What a dope he is. 3 the dope : information about someone or something that is not commonly or immediately known
▪ What's the dope [=skinny, scoop] on the new guy? [=what do you know about him?] ▪ The magazine claims to have the inside dope [=information known only by those involved] on her new romance. ▪ Give me the straight dope on it. [=tell me the truth about it]
▪ They were caught smoking dope. ▪ a dope addict/dealer
▪ What a dope he is.
▪ What's the dope [=skinny, scoop] on the new guy? [=what do you know about him?] ▪ The magazine claims to have the inside dope [=information known only by those involved] on her new romance. ▪ Give me the straight dope on it. [=tell me the truth about it]





