dopeness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From dope + -ness.
Meanings
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(slang, uncountable) The characteristic of being dope (great, extraordinary).
Dopeness is not akin to “Black Girls Rock” or “Black Girl Magic,” which are terms that have become so ubiquitous they’ve lost real meaning. Dopeness is not a catchprase to be memed on Twitter, tatted on a forearm, or spray painted on a city block.
2022 October 18, Charity C. Elder, “Preface: A Black Woman’s Gaze”, in Power: The Rise of Black Women in America, New York, N.Y.: Skyhorse Publishing, →ISBN: