Bob Hope

English

Etymology

Rhyming slang, using the name of Bob Hope (1903–2003), British-born American comedian.

Noun

Bob Hope (uncountable)

(rhyming slang) Dope, cannabis.
- 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 51:
  Avril and C. T. know nothing about Hal’s penchants for high-resin Bob Hope and underground absorption, […]

Further reading

Jonathon Green (2024) “Bob Hope n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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