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dopey

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dop⋅ey

  [doh-pee]
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–adjective, dop⋅i⋅er, dop⋅i⋅est. Informal.
1. stupid; inane: It was rather dopey of him to lock himself out.
2. sluggish or befuddled from or as from the use of narcotics or alcohol.
Also, dopy.

Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; dope + -y 1

Related forms:
dop⋅i⋅ness, dop⋅ey⋅ness, noun
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dop·ey also dop·y   (dō'pē)   
adj.   dop·i·er, dop·i·est Slang

  1. Dazed or lethargic, as if drugged.

  2. Stupid; doltish: a dopey kid.

  3. Silly; foolish: a dopey answer.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
dopey

  1. mod.
    stupid. : That was a dopey thing to do.
  2. mod.
    sleepy. : The soft music made him dopey.
  3. mod.
    drug intoxicated. : The chick is too dopey to drive. See that she gets home, Ralphy, huh?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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