dop

noun

/dɒp/

/dɑːp/

South African English [dɔp]

(South African English, informal)

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an alcoholic drink
- Let's have a dop.
Word OriginSouth African Dutch, ‘shell, husk’.

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/

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[intransitive, transitive] dop (something) to drink alcohol, especially in large amounts
- They lay around dopping all day.
[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.
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

Word OriginSouth African Dutch, ‘shell, husk’.