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Definition of straight dope, the

straight dope, the

noun - uncountable

  • the truth.
                                                                                                  

    Citation from "Reconstructing Alice", Raines (TV), Season 1 Episode 3 (2007) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Jan 02 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 02 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'dope':

Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool".
Definitions include: a drug addict.
Definitions include: a put down for anyone acting stupidly.
Definitions include: a drug addict.
Definitions include: drug dealer.
Definitions include: a person who takes illegal drugs, or takes prescription drugs in a manner not prescribed.
Definitions include: a person who exchanges sex for drugs.
Definitions include: to smoke dope, i.e. to smoke marijuana.

Other terms relating to 'straight':

Definitions include: to be truthful.
Definitions include: a phrase indicating approval, excitement, or support; "right on".
Definitions include: milder version of "damn straight."
Definitions include: to stop committing crime.
Definitions include: "I'm straight."
Definitions include: to restrain from laughing.
Definitions include: to chastise.
Definitions include: fine; okay.
Definitions include: immediately.
Definitions include: not consuming alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana and other illegal drugs; and also not engaging in premarital sex.
Definitions include: awesome or cool
Definitions include: straight from the source of said thing.
Definitions include: straight (i.e. very) good.
Definitions include: to have sexual intercourse. also simply "lace"
Definitions include: a true back-story or set of facts.

Other terms relating to 'the':

Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
Definitions include: interrogation.
Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
Definitions include: information.
Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: a good estimate.
Definitions include: a secret advantage.
Definitions include: inclusive.
Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.

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