Do You Know What Dope Means?

I always thought it was an insult—but apparently not

Recently I was listening to a podcast and heard the word dope used in a context that wasn’t familiar.

John Crossman was talking with Secily Wilson on his podcast, The Crossman Conversation. Answering a question about race, Secily said this about Black people:

“… quite frankly, we’re pretty darn dope.”

What?

I’ve always understood dope (as a noun) to refer to someone who is stupid. Or to illegal drugs, particularly marijuana or heroin. I guess I’m showing my age.

Those definitions didn’t at all fit the context of what Secily was saying. So I looked it up.

As an adjective, dope means excellent, cool, awesome, great.

To quote Secily, I think this definition of dope is pretty darn dope.

Go here to read John Crossman’s article about his conversation with Secily Wilson.

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Jacquelyn Lynn

Jacquelyn Lynn is an inspirational author, ghostwriter, and self-publishing consultant whose credits include more than 45 books, 3,000+ magazine articles, ebooks, blogs, white papers, and more.

Jacquelyn's latest book is Christian Business Almanac, scheduled for release in summer 2024.
She is the author of the novel Choices (A Joyful Cup Story) as well as the nonfiction books The Simple Facts About Self-Publishing, Words to Work By: 31 devotions for the workplace based on the Book of Proverbs and Finding Joy in the Morning: You can make it through the night. With her husband, she is the co-creator of several coloring books for adults.

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