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dop.

A diving bird.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɒp/Received-Pronunciation/dɑp/General-American
  1. A diving bird.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English doppe, from Old English *doppa (“dipper”) (compare dīepan), as in Old English dūfedoppa (“pelican”).

verb/dɒp/Received-Pronunciation/dɑp/General-American
  1. To fail or to plug (an examination, standard or grade)

    South-Africa · slang
    I dopped my exams.
  2. To dip or duck.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English doppen, from Old English *doppian (“to dip, dive, plunge”), related to Old English doppettan (“to dip, dip in, immerse”).

noun/dɒp/Received-Pronunciation/dɑp/General-American
  1. . A drink.

    South-Africa · slang
    Let's go to the bar for a dop.
  2. An imprecise measure of alcohol; a dash.

    South-Africa · slang
    Give me a dop of brandy.
  3. A dip; a low courtesy.

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

Where this word comes from

From Dutch dop, from Middle Dutch dop, dup, doppe, from Old Dutch *dopp, *dupp, from Proto-West Germanic *dupp, from Proto-Germanic *duppaz (“hollow, shell, bowl”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Dop (“shell, pod, bowl”), German Topf (“pot”).

verb/dɒp/Received-Pronunciation/dɑp/General-American
  1. To drink alcohol.

    South-Africa · slang
Where this word comes from

From Dutch dop, from Middle Dutch dop, dup, doppe, from Old Dutch *dopp, *dupp, from Proto-West Germanic *dupp, from Proto-Germanic *duppaz (“hollow, shell, bowl”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Dop (“shell, pod, bowl”), German Topf (“pot”).

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