From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe dope (on somebody/something)the dope (on somebody/something) informalINFORMATIONnew information about someone or something, especially information that not many people know What’s the dope on the new guy? → dope
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the dope (on somebody/something)• The Tour did, however, continue, as did the doping revelations.• They still got the dope though.• But, he gave me the dope on it.• So you'd slip into a shooting gallery to test the dope.• I suppose it was the dope that stopped us.• When the dope was out everyone regarded it with silent respect.• Jo could imitate anybody and always made him crease up, even without the dope. 