dopey
Americanadjective
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stupid; inane.
It was rather dopey of him to lock himself out.
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sluggish or befuddled from or as from the use of narcotics or alcohol.
adjective
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slang silly
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informal half-asleep or in a state of semiconsciousness, as when under the influence of a drug
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I assume Vrabel thinks it’s a dopey move.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
His lead, Pattinson’s Mickey Barnes, is a dopey, instantly lovable voluntary “Expendable,” jettisoned into space to be a human guinea pig who will be pivotal in colonizing a faraway planet.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2025
Even when it gets dopey, “Manhunt” is still engrossing — fun, even.
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024
Here, with his dopey expressions fused to a satyr’s body, he makes you nervous the way Malcolm McDowell did after he was reformed in “A Clockwork Orange.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2023
Then, when she was all done whispering and being cute as hell, she'd sing some dopey song, half in English and half in French, and drive all the phonies in the place mad with joy.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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