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“... pick up some dope on the design of pistons” I had to look that usage up: ‘Dope’ “information about a subject, especially if not generally known.” I’ve
by bluejekyll 9y ago
“... pick up some dope on the design of pistons”
I had to look that usage up:
‘Dope’
“information about a subject, especially if not generally known.”
I’ve personally never heard that phrase in that context. I also learned that it’s original meaning was thick soup. Fun book...
- mikestew 9y agoMeaning you’ve never been to http://www.straightdope.com http://www.straightdope.com? Or just always wondered about the domain name?
- function_seven 9y agoWeird. I had same reaction as parent, yet I know what the phrase "Straight dope" means. Pretty odd that I never separated the phrase into its parts.
- bluejekyll 9y agoI’ve never heard of that site. Good name, though.
- mikestew 9y agoGood site, too; you should pay them a visit.
- jacobush 9y ago"... within a half-thousandth of true" was my favourite. :-)
- Steve44 9y ago> original meaning was thick soup Interesting, I know the word from early aircraft where dope was used on the fabric skin to tighten and strengthen it. The dope used was a thick gloopy soup.
- csours 9y agoThis discussion made me realize that Dope and Dopamine did not share roots: https://www.deseretnews.com/article/571007/Similarity-between-dopamine-and-dope-is-coincidence.html https://www.deseretnews.com/article/571007/Similarity-betwee... http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2015/06/dope-etymology-history/ http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2015/06/dope-etymology-hi... http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=dopamine http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=dopamine "1959, from DOPA, the amino acid (from first letter of elements of dioxyphenylalanine), + -amine."