the dope

noun

informal
: information about someone or something that is not commonly or immediately known
What's the dope on the new guy?
The magazine claims to have the inside dope on her new romance.
Give me the straight dope on it.

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Many purchased their mid-day meals from the dope carts. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2025 The female cutters were allowed to mix the dope only naked or in panties to keep them from stealing the product. — airmail.news, 16 Nov. 2024 Until the end, Clune’s sympathy is with the dope, or with the addiction. — Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025 This former assistant will now be the lord of the manor, the guy with millions in the bank, the owner of the dope-watch collection. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the dope

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