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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "AHL" (as in "art") + "DOH" (as in "door") + "peh" (as in "pet")/

Meaning

To be fully informed and plugged in, knowing exactly what is going on and missing nothing. In Argentina, "estar al dope" describes someone who follows events closely and lets no relevant detail slip past them.

Examples

¿Estás al dope de lo que pasó ayer en la empresa?

Are you up to speed on what happened at the company yesterday?

Siempre está al dope de todo, nada le pasa desapercibido.

He is always completely in the loop, nothing gets past him.

Regional synonyms

A work meeting in Mexico, that moment of the day where everyone gathers to discuss things that could probably be solved by email. Mexican juntas can last twice as long as necessary and end without any conclusions.