dop
verb/dɒp/
/dɑːp/
South African English [dɔp]
(South African English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dop | /dɒp/ /dɑːp/ |
| he / she / it dops | /dɒps/ /dɑːps/ |
| past simple dopped | /dɒpt/ /dɑːpt/ |
| past participle dopped | /dɒpt/ /dɑːpt/ |
| -ing form dopping | /ˈdɒpɪŋ/ /ˈdɑːpɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] dop (something) to drink alcohol, especially in large amounts
- They lay around dopping all day.
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- [transitive] dop something (slang) to not pass a test or an exam; to not be successful in completing a period of study at a school, university, etc.
- I dopped my first year at varsity.
Word OriginSouth African Dutch, ‘shell, husk’.
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