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doper time

doper time noun: the imprecise nature of scheduling drug deals, where the stated time of a transaction is often different from the actual time of it taking place.

Noun

doper time (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The imprecise nature of scheduling drug deals, where the stated time of a transaction is often different from the actual time of it taking place.
    • If he says he can meet at noon on Tuesday, he may come at 10:00 p.m. and doesn't even understand how anyone could be angry with him. We always referred to it as "doper time.”2008, ATF Sierra One Waco
    • In the drug world, "doper time" is often used to determine timing of transactions.2010, George S. Steffen, Samuel M. Candelaria, Drug Interdiction
  2. Synonym of dope time.
    • Fortunately for him, she was operating on doper time and didn't wear a watch.2016, Tom Russell, Border Games, page 83
    Synonyms:
    dope time

Examples of doper time in a sentence

  • Of course, doper time being doper time, It would take a couple of weeks for this buy to go down.2020, Steve Smartt, On Target:
  • We had a saying that there was our time and there was doper time.2022, Robert D. Garcia, The Thin Blue Line: Undercover Operations:
  • Remember, wiseguy time and doper time isn't military time.2023, Joaquin "Jack" Garcia, Making Jack Falcone:

Synonyms of doper time

Questions about doper time

What does doper time mean?
Doper time means the imprecise nature of scheduling drug deals, where the stated time of a transaction is often different from the actual time of it taking place.
How do you use doper time in a sentence?
Of course, doper time being doper time, It would take a couple of weeks for this buy to go down.
What part of speech is doper time?
Doper time is a noun.

Words near doper time in the dictionary

  1. dopeless
  2. dopeman
  3. dopemen
  4. dopeness
  5. doper
  6. doper time
  7. dopers
  8. dopes
  9. dopes off
  10. dopes out
  11. dopes up

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