dope

be doped to the gills

To be thoroughly intoxicated by drugs, especially those prescribed by a doctor, to the point of incoherence or senselessness. I was doped to the gills for about two weeks after my surgery. I'm off the painkillers now, but I still feel pretty out of it.
See also: dope, gill

do dope

To use drugs recreationally. I really admire Jess for never submitting to the peer pressure of those around her to drink or do dope.
See also: dope

do drugs

To use drugs recreationally. I really admire Jess for never submitting to the peer pressure of those around her to drink or do drugs.
See also: drug

dope fiend

A drug addict. Yeah, I used to be a dope fiend, but that was a long time ago—before I went to rehab.
See also: dope

dope out

To intoxicate someone (with narcotic or psychotropic drugs), especially to the point of losing consciousness or becoming incomprehensible. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dope" and "out." Whatever the doctor gave me to ease the pain really doped me out. The kidnappers doped out the target and hauled her into the van.
See also: dope, out

dope out (something)

To solve or figure out; to calculate or infer from available information. We doped out a way of keeping the business open without having to fire anybody. I didn't read the required chapter before class, but I was able to dope out what was going on from the professor's lecture.
See also: dope, out

dope sheet

1. A racing publication that provides detailed information on racehorses and their jockeys to prospective gamblers. Also known as a "scratch sheet." I quit gambling five years ago, but I still like to look over the dope sheets at the race tracks just to feel a bit of that rush again.
2. A document summarizing important details and background information regarding a specific person, activity, situation, or any other subject. The sergeant handed out the suspect's dope sheet at the meeting this morning, so each officer had a good idea who they were looking for. The journalist always created a dope sheet for herself about any story she was planning to cover.
3. A set of running instructions provided by an animator to photographers and editors as to how a particular animation should be filmed. Also known as an "exposure sheet." The animator's dope sheet was so convoluted and complex that we really had no idea what way he wanted the animation to appear on screen.
See also: dope, sheet

dope up

1. slang To give or dispense drugs to someone or something. This phrase can be used in reference to both legal and illegal drugs. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "dope" and "up." The doctor must have doped me up with some good stuff because I'm not in any pain at all now. I don't remember last night's party at all—someone must have doped me up.
2. slang To purchase illegal drugs. I doped up today, so I've got plenty for the concert tonight, don't worry.
See also: dope, up

doped to the gills

Thoroughly intoxicated by drugs, especially those prescribed by a doctor, to the point of incoherence or senselessness. I was doped to the gills for about two weeks after my surgery. I'm off the painkillers now, but I still feel pretty out of it.
See also: dope, gill

the inside dope

slang Information that is not widely known or shared; privileged information. They've hired me as a consultant, but so far they aren't giving me the inside dope on what the project will actually be. It's all very cloaks and daggers. So, what's the inside dope on you and Jake? Are you two, like, an item now?
See also: dope, inside

the straight dope

The absolute, unadulterated truth. You've got to give your clients the straight dope as soon as possible to salvage any of this. They're going to find out one way or another, so you might as well do it now. I just feel like these doctors are never giving me the straight dope about her condition.
See also: dope, straight

you dope

You fool. Don't push that, you dope! That's the eject button!
See also: dope
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

do drugs

 and do dope
to take illegal drugs; to use illegal drugs habitually. Sam doesn't do drugs, and he doesn't drink. Richard started doing dope when he was very young.
See also: drug

dope someone (or an animal) up

to give drugs to someone or an animal. Her parents doped her up with medicine so she would sleep through the night. It's dangerous to dope up a child night after night. The trainer got caught doping the horse up.
See also: dope, up

straight dope

the true information; the full story. He gave us the straight dope. I want the straight dope. I can take it.
See also: dope, straight
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

dope out

1. Work or figure out, as in I've been trying to dope out this new computer program. [Slang; c. 1900]
2. Also, dope up. Use narcotics or psychotropic drugs, as in They said the fraternity initiation may involve doping up. The first term dates from the early 1900s, the variant from about 1970.
See also: dope, out
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

dope out

v. Slang
1. To work or figure something out: The math student doped out the difficult homework problem. We need to come up with ways to pay for more police officers, and it's up to the mayor to dope it out.
2. To intoxicate someone strongly. Used of drugs: That allergy medicine really dopes me out. I left the party because everyone there was doped out.
See also: dope, out

dope up

v.
1. To administer drugs to someone or something: The coach doped the athletes up before the race, in violation of the rules. The nurse doped me up after my surgery.
2. To intoxicate someone with some drug: The kidnappers doped up their victim on sedatives. She doped herself up and went to a party. Does he always have to get doped up in order to enjoy himself?
3. To become intoxicated by taking some drug: The nervous passenger doped up on tranquilizers before the flight.
See also: dope, up
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

do drugs

and do dope
tv. to take drugs; to use drugs habitually. (Drugs and now general.) Is she still doing dope? Rocko doesn’t do drugs, and he doesn’t drink.
See also: drug

do dope

verb
See do drugs
See also: dope

dope

1. n. a stupid person. That dope has done it again!
2. n. drugs in general; marijuana. How much dope do you do in a week anyway?
3. n. news; information; scuttlebutt. I got some dope on the tavern fire if you want to hear it.
4. mod. best; most excellent. We had a great time there. It was dope and dudical.

dope fiend

n. a dope addict; someone heavily addicted to a drug who will do anything to get it. Some dope fiend broke into the shop and stole the cash register.
See also: dope

dope something out

tv. to figure out something from the dope (information) available. I think I can dope this thing out from the evidence available.
See also: dope, out, something

dope up

1. in. to inject drugs; to take a dose of a narcotic. (Drugs.) I’m hurting, man, I gotta dope up, now!
2. in. to purchase a supply of drugs. (Drugs.) Frank is doping up, himself. He doesn’t grow it himself, you know.
See also: dope, up

inside dope

n. the inside story; special or privileged information. (see also (hot) skinny.) What’s the inside dope on the candidate’s drug addiction?
See also: dope, inside

straight dope

n. the true information. (see also dope sense 3 = news, information.) I want the straight dope. I can take it.
See also: dope, straight
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • doped to the gills
  • gill
  • be doped to the gills
  • loaded to the barrel
  • skagged out
  • monolithic
  • sloshed to the ears
  • sloshed
  • be sloshed to the gills
  • to the gills
References in periodicals archive
The BCCI has not given NADA the authority to conduct dope testing which itself is against the WADA code.
" We have started conducting dope tests in domestic cricket and it will be a regular feature from here on," BCCI chief administrative officer Ratnakar Shetty told M AIL T ODAY .
Paes has been overseeing dope testing procedures for the BCCI in the IPL and the Champions League T20 for the last five years.
" We started conducting dope tests during the knock- out stages of the Vijay Hazare Trophy and there are other domestic tournaments lined up this season where we will have more such tests," Paes told MAIL TODAY .
BCCI begins dope tests on players
Earlier this year, the IWLF was slapped a fine of a whopping $ 500,000 by the International Weightlifting Federation for the repeated dope offences of Indian lifters.
Indian lifters have often been found on the wrong side of the law and despite umpteen number of dope cases that have come to the fore, the IWLF has failed to arrest the worrying trend.
" As of now, I have no information about the dope tests of our lifters.
In November last year, the IWLF officials stepped down en masse, taking moral responsibility for the number of positive dope cases for which they even drew flak from the world body.
More dope shame for lifters at Inter- Railway competition
Naturally, dope education does not become priority."
"Sheer nonsense," said WFI's Kartar Singh when he heard Kripa Shankar's claim that no dope test was carried out in the last eight months.
LAX SPORTS BODIES BEHIND DOPING MESS
The dope control stations will be available at all competition venues and a dope centre has also been set up at the Games Village.
Robust doping measures for CWG
Pakistan team manager, Yawar Saeed, clarified that the dope tests were a part of a routine, as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), like other boards, was a signatory to the WADA anti-doping code.
"Under this agreement, the WADA can conduct random dope tests during any competition or out of competition at any time of the year," Yawar said.
While Test players are signatories to an anti-doping code and can be subjected to dope tests by the ICC at any point of time, Pakistan cricket has been tainted by positive dope tests of star players in the past, such as star bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, who tested positive before the 2006 Champions Trophy and were subsequently banned, though the ban was removed after an appeal on technical grounds.
Asif, who is presently under provincial suspension by the ICC for his alleged involvement in the spot-fixing scandal, also served a 12-month suspension in 2008-2009 for flunking a dope test during the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Four cricketers of current Pak squad undergo "dope tests" in England