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get the dope on
(gcide) | Dope \Dope\ (d[=o]p), n. [D. doop a dipping, fr. doopen to dip.
Cf. Dip.]
1. Any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as of opium for
medicinal purposes, of grease for a lubricant, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Any preparation, as of opium, used to stupefy or, in the
case of a race horse, to stimulate. [Slang or Cant]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. An absorbent material; esp., in high explosives, the
sawdust, infusorial earth, mica, etc., mixed with
nitroglycerin to make a damp powder (dynamite, etc.) less
dangerous to transport, and ordinarily explosive only by
suitable fulminating caps.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. Information concerning the previous performances of race
horses, or other facts concerning them which may be of
assistance in judging of their chances of winning future
races; similar information concerning other sports; by
extension, any information not generally known, especially
when coming from an inside source; as, the inside dope.
[Sporting Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
5. an ignorant or stupid person. [Colloq.]
[PJC]
get the dope on learn the true story; get the inside
information. |
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