dop — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A diving bird.

Verb

1. To fail or to plug (an examination, standard or grade)

   Usage

   • South-Africa
   • Slang

   Examples

   I dopped my exams.

2. To dip or duck.

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   you may dape or dop, and also with a grasshopper, behind a tree, or in any deep hole; still making it to move on the top of the water, as if it were alive, and still keeping yourself out of sight

   Then at the Play-Houſe ye ogle the Boxes, and dop and bovv to thoſe you do not knovv, as vvell as thoſe you do.

Noun

1. . A drink.

   Usage

   • South-Africa
   • Slang

   Examples

   Let's go to the bar for a dop.

2. An imprecise measure of alcohol; a dash.

   Usage

   • South-Africa
   • Slang

   Examples

   Give me a dop of brandy.

3. A dip; a low courtesy.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

   Examples

   The Venetian dop this

4. A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being cut.

Verb

1. To drink alcohol.

   Usage

   • South-Africa
   • Slang

   Related words

   dop kit

   Examples

   They not only forswore dopping themselves, but also contrived to make the National Party forgo a dop.