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  1. What is the etymology of "dope" meaning excellent, great ... - slang

    Jan 5, 2016 · Dope is a rather new slang word that is used to define someone or something excellent, great, impressive. OED says that it is originally in African-American usage and …

  2. Etymology: Dope - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Sep 8, 2017 · Dope in the sense of information, particularly information that isn’t widely known or easily obtained, came directly from this practice. A whisper from the stables or some …

  3. What do you call slapping someone at the back of their head

    Jan 22, 2014 · Dope slap is the most common expression I know for striking someone in the back of the head with an open palm. The b -expression, which I will not repeat, usually refers to a …

  4. etymology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jul 11, 2018 · Fire as a slang adjective appears to be the bleeding-edge version of "cool." To some extent, the word appears to be interchangeable with dope. One thing that seems odd to …

  5. Origin of current slang usage of the word 'sick' to mean 'great'?

    I think the pattern is related, though I'm unable to substantiate that. Still, I've observed it enough: some adjective is used informally to mean something different than it typically means (maybe …

  6. What does the phrase "Does the Pope sh** in the woods?" mean?

    Jun 8, 2011 · I heard this phrase in the GTA San Andreas game. Sounds pretty offensive, nonetheless I don't really get what he meant to say. The context was something like: "Hey do …

  7. etymology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    May 13, 2022 · 3 That's clearly clipped from the common construction as there are dope heads, hip-hop heads, meth heads and so on. Accordingly, the English wiktionary defines head …

  8. etymology - Origin of phrase "put one over on"? - English …

    Mar 22, 2022 · The exact phrase "put one over on" in the sense of "get the better of"—through superior skill, superior strategy (or trickery), or the element of surprise—appears to have …

  9. How did 'phat' come to be used in music as slang?

    Jun 26, 2019 · most prominently things like ''phat bass line'', meaning a bassline rich in texture ie has a full sound. Appears to have originated in African American use?

  10. idiom requests - Is there an expression to indicate the strategy of ...

    Jun 1, 2016 · Rope-a-dope is a strategy Mohammed Ali (boxer) used to outfox his opponent, George Foreman, in a match called the Rumble in The Jungle. He pretended to be beaten, …