dopey

English

Alternative forms

• dopy

Etymology

From dope (“stupid person”) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdəʊpi/

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• Rhymes: -əʊpi

Adjective

dopey (comparative dopier, superlative dopiest)

1. Stupid, silly.
   • 1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC, page 164:

     Some dopey movie actor was standing near us, having a cigarette.

   • 2010, Nicky Haslam, Redeeming Features, page 211:

     We were all convinced there was a poltergeist in David's flat and had the dopey idea of taking it as a present to Jimmy. We “captured'” the ghost in a paper bag […]

Derived terms

• dopiness