DOPEY
What does "DOPEY" mean?
Sluggish and muddled, as if drugged or half-asleep; also, silly or foolish.
Meanings
- Dazed, drowsy, or stupefied, as if from a drug or lack of sleep. The medication left him dopey for most of the afternoon. informal
- Silly, foolish, or not very clever. It was a dopey idea, but it made everyone laugh. informal
Did you know?
- In Disney's 1937 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', Dopey is the only dwarf who never says a word - in the story, he simply has never tried to talk.
Word origin
From 'dope' (originally a thick liquid or drug preparation, from Dutch 'doop', 'sauce') plus '-y'; the sense moved from 'drugged' to 'stupefied' to 'foolish'.
Remember it
DOPEY sounds like 'dope' + 'y' - picture someone moving in slow motion, dopey from a long, lazy nap.
A little poem
The afternoon poured syrup on his eyes-
each thought set out, then dozed off on the way.
couplet
Wordplay
- I told a dopey joke and only one dwarf laughed - the rest were waiting for Dopey to explain it, but he never said a word.
What it teaches
A dopey moment is just the mind asking for the rest you keep refusing to give it.
Quick facts
What does DOPEY mean?
Sluggish and muddled, as if drugged or half-asleep; also, silly or foolish.
Is DOPEY a valid word?
Yes — DOPEY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DOPEY?
DOPEY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DOPEY come from?
From 'dope' (originally a thick liquid or drug preparation, from Dutch 'doop', 'sauce') plus '-y'; the sense moved from 'drugged' to 'stupefied' to 'foolish'.
What can DOPEY teach us?
A dopey moment is just the mind asking for the rest you keep refusing to give it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.