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dopey

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Dazed or lethargic, as if drugged.
  • adjective Stupid; doltish.
  • adjective Silly; foolish.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • See dopy.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective colloq. stupid.
  • adjective Slang dulled or stupefied by alcohol or narcotics; sluggish or dull as though under the influence of a narcotic.
  • adjective revealing stupidity.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Stupid, silly.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having or revealing stupidity

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Examples

  • That was one victory for the Harold and Kumar series — the idea that Asian-Americans could star in dopey American comedies, too.

    Matthew Yglesias » Netflix Maps 2010

  • I'm thinking that it must be name recognition that got her in the top 100, it sure as hell isn't her looks, unless fat and dopey is all of a sudden the newest, hottest look.

    FHM's Top 100 2008

  • Stephany rolls her eyes at certain dopey newspapers.

    Chaos Theory: 2004

  • Stephany rolls her eyes at certain dopey newspapers.

    Har de har har 2004

  • But, since I’m so dopey, is there any way I can email you diropely.

    Getting Started With WordPress « Lorelle on WordPress 2005

  • Still, "McEnroe" did last longer than "The Chair," the ABC game show McEnroe hosted through nine episodes two years before and that even younger brother, Mark, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal last summer, called "dopey."

    A Rivalry Renewed—Over Drinks Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011

  • There are certain films that are not much fun on our little bitty TV at home limited in its size since it is housed in an antique ice box--namely dopey fun action films.

    Archive 2005-10-01 Kate 2005

  • Ed 'dopey' Milliband is the most unpopular leader of a UK political party since Iain Duncan Smith and Labour are plotting his downfall already - a huge infight will take place in 2011/12.

    The coalition counts on blaming Labour for everything. Bad move| Rafael Behr 2011

  • The stab at rock stardom, the attempt at talk-show hosting, the game show his brother Mark unapologetically called "dopey," all those dabbles are in the past.

    John McEnroe's Next Frontier: Home 2010

  • Sasha Frere-Jones previewed the groups 'Manhattan gig in this week's New Yorker, noting that it would be "dopey" if these two troupes were touring together just because of the "black" in their names.

    Riffs: Touring by color Click Track 2010

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