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Dope is derived from the Dutch doop, sauce, from doopen, to dip. The first meaning of the noun dope is "any viscous substance or liquid, particularly when used as a lubricant or solvent." Second comes "a narcotic or other drug," "a very stupid person" is third and "factual information" is meaning number four.

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